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US-Venezuela WAR? President Trump: Yes, I have made the decision. Nicolas Maduro REACTS!

2025-11-16 15:14:24Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
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US President Donald Trump has hinted that he has already decided what to do with Venezuela, after a week full of summits and increasingly visible US military mobilization across the country .

According to four sources briefed on the discussions and who spoke to CNN, Trump heard detailed suggestions about possible military scenarios inside Venezuela.

These options range from targeted attacks on military and government infrastructure, to actions that would directly target Nicolas Maduro , as the president weighs the potential costs and benefits of a major intervention.

At the same time, the US military has assembled more than a dozen warships and about 15,000 men in the region as part of Operation Southern Spear, a show of force that has been escalating for days.

On Friday, Trump acknowledged that he was moving toward a decision, linking the issue both to efforts to stop the flow of immigrants and drugs, and to the possibility of regime change in Venezuela.

"I've decided, yes. I can't tell you what, but I've decided," he told reporters on Air Force One, when asked if the week's meetings had led him to a specific plan.

A wide menu of military options

On Wednesday, a small group of senior officials, including Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Army Chief of Staff General Dan Kane, presented Trump with potential targets and operational capabilities.

The next day, in the Operations Room, a broader meeting followed with the participation of Secretary of State Marco Rubio and other senior national security officials.

According to an American source, the president considered a number of scenarios:

Airstrikes on Maduro's government facilities, attacks on drug trafficking centers and routes, and even more direct operations that would ultimately target Maduro himself.

CNN has revealed that Trump had already considered plans that included attacks on cocaine production sites and cartel networks inside Venezuela.

Despite the suggestions, it is possible that the president will ultimately choose to do nothing. Although he recently said he had ordered the CIA to “get out,” officials have told members of Congress that the US lacks sufficient legal justification for strikes against targets on Venezuelan soil — though they have left open the possibility of establishing such a base.

In an interview with CBS's "60 Minutes," Trump appeared to distance himself from the idea of ??an attack, despite previously leaving all options on the table.

People familiar with the climate of the meetings say that Trump appeared cautious, as a failed operation or the loss of American soldiers would have serious political consequences.

At the same time, the US presence in the Caribbean has reached levels reminiscent of a large-scale mission. The USS Gerald R. Ford, the world's largest aircraft carrier and the US Navy's "deadliest combat platform," arrived a few days ago.

It is accompanied by more than a dozen warships – from cruisers and destroyers to amphibious landing ships and an attack submarine – as well as about 15,000 troops.

In addition, ten F-35 fighter jets have been transferred to Puerto Rico, which now serves as a hub for the increased US presence in the Caribbean.

Venezuela has responded by announcing a "massive mobilization" of personnel and weapons, increasing its military influence.

The possibility of regime change in Venezuela comes with great risks, but also with potential political and strategic benefits for Trump.

Maduro's overthrow could give the president a historic victory where many governments have failed.

In his first term, Trump had recognized opposition leader Juan Guaido as the country's legitimate president, but the failed 2019 uprising never led to a change of power.

If Trump can now oust Maduro, he could redefine American influence in Latin America, strengthen cooperation to fight cartels and illegal immigration, and pave the way for energy deals.

However, analysts warn that a military operation on Venezuelan soil could destabilize the fragile unity of the opposition and provoke fierce resistance from the country's military.

Maduro: "It will become Gaza, Afghanistan or Vietnam"

From Caracas, Maduro sent a stark warning: any US military action would turn the region into "a new Gaza," "a new Afghanistan," or "a new Vietnam."

“Stop the hand of those who call for bombings and war in South America,” he said. “No to war.”

A prolonged conflict, moreover, could undermine the political narrative that brought Trump to power: that he would “keep America out of endless foreign wars.”

Vice President J. Dee Vance and Hegseth, both Iraq War veterans, have spoken publicly about their skepticism of the new American military involvement.

“The American people did not elect Trump to drag the United States into a protracted conflict in Latin America,” said a senior Republican in Congress. “And without his full commitment to supporting the opposition, none of this will work.”


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