1 week ago U.S. interventions in Latin America and the Caribbean haven't always gone as planned

President Trump's pressure campaign against Venezuela is the latest in a long saga of U.S. intervention in the region that is rooted in the 1823 Monroe Doctrine — and is a mix of success and failure.

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2 w. ago CIA strike escalates the Trump administration's pressure campaign on Venezuela

A U.S. official confirms that the CIA struck a dock facility on the coast of Venezuela.

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2 w. ago Trump Confirms First U.S. Land Strike on Venezuelan Smuggling Facility

In a radio interview on Friday, President Donald Trump surprisingly revealed that American forces have neutralized at least one smuggling facility in Venezuela, the first land strike in Trump’s campaign against Venezuelan narco-terrorists and dictator Nicolas Maduro. The post Trump Confirms First U.S. Land Strike on Venezuelan Smuggling Facility appeared first on Breitbart.

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2 w. ago Trump claims U.S. struck facility in Venezuela campaign, but offers no details

Trump claims U.S. struck facility in Venezuela campaign, but offers no details  Axios

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2 w. ago Trump says US knocked out ‘big facility’ as part of Venezuela campaign

Trump says US knocked out ‘big facility’ as part of Venezuela campaign  CNN

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2 w. ago How Oil, Drugs and Immigration Fueled Trump’s Venezuela Campaign

New details of deliberations show how aides with overlapping agendas drove the United States toward a militarized confrontation with Venezuela.

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2 w. ago Long Carrier Deployment Projects Strength in U.S. Pressure Campaign on Venezuela, and Carries Costs

The U.S.S. Ford has been deployed for six months, now in the Caribbean as part of President Trump’s pressure campaign on Venezuela. Maintenance woes and strains on sailors will likely mount.

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3 w. ago Trump's Venezuela campaign was meant to target illegal drugs. Now, his motives are less clear

Trump's Venezuela campaign was meant to target illegal drugs. Now, his motives are less clear  CBC

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3 w. ago Coast Guard pursues oil tanker Trump administration says evaded Venezuela blockade

The Trump administration continued its pressure campaign against Venezuela's president over the weekend, enforcing a blockade of sanctioned oil tankers traveling to and from the country.

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3 w. ago Milei Applauds Trump Pressure on Maduro, Urges Mercosur to Back U.S.

President of Argentina Javier Milei over the weekend welcomed President Donald Trump’s pressure campaign on Venezuela’s socialist Maduro regime during the latest Heads of State summit of the Mercosur trade bloc. Milei urged the bloc’s member states to back the The post Milei Applauds Trump Pressure on Maduro, Urges Mercosur to Back U.S. appeared first on Breitbart.

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3 w. ago Trump Relies on Distortions to Support His Pressure Campaign on Venezuela

The president has a long record of making false or misleading statements. But the sheer density of them in his administration’s boat attacks and Venezuela pressure campaign is exceptional.

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4 w. ago Venezuela’s Oil Is a Focus of Trump’s Campaign Against Maduro

In public, the White House says it is confronting Venezuela to curb drug trafficking. Behind the scenes, gaining access to the country’s vast oil reserves is a priority.

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