Venezuela Attacks moving from Sea to Land!
Los Angeles, United States, Oct 5 (EFE).-
United States military forces carried out another attack on a vessel in the Caribbean late Saturday, President Donald Trump confirmed Sunday.
He suggested the U.S. may soon shift anti-narcotics operations from the seas to land.
Speaking at a celebration marking the U.S. Navy’s 250th anniversary at Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, Trump said that the Navy’s strikes on drug-carrying boats have been so effective that “there are no vessels left” in that area of the Caribbean.
“In recent weeks, the Navy has supported our mission to fully eliminate cartel terrorists… We find none. Not even fishing boats. No one wants to get in the water,” Trump said.
He referred to the latest attack, saying it occurred Saturday night but did not provide details. Asked by reporters later at the White House, Trump replied: “My people will give you those details.”
Trump also warned that because traffickers could no longer operate at sea, “we will now have to start looking on land because they’ll be forced to do it,” elevating tensions over U.S. operations off the coast of Venezuela.
The Pentagon previously reported an attack in the Caribbean on vessels alleged to be transporting drugs — the fourth such operation since early September. U.S. officials have said at least 21 people have died in those attacks so far.
“Each of those boats is responsible for the deaths of 25,000 Americans and families, and when you look at it from that perspective, what we’re doing is an act of kindness,” Trump said. EFE
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