Here is what Maduro faces as the U.S. amasses a huge armada off Venezuela’s coast [soon]

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Here is what Maduro faces as the U.S. amasses a huge armada off Venezuela’s coast

Miami Herald
By Antonio María Delgado
October 31, 2025



From the flight deck of the USS Gerald R. Ford to the submarines prowling the depths of the Caribbean, the United States has assembled a military force unseen in the region for decades.

Officially, the buildup is part of President Donald Trump’s renewed war on drug cartels. But sources familiar with the operation told the Miami Herald that the largest U.S. military deployment in Latin America since the Cold War has a broader goal — the end of Nicolás Maduro’s regime in Venezuela.

The scale and composition of the U.S. force recall Operation Just Cause, the 1989 invasion of Panama that ousted strongman Manuel Noriega, though current operations officially remain limited to counter-narcotics enforcement. Analysts warn that even a limited strike on Venezuelan military targets could rapidly escalate into a collapse of the Maduro regime.

Up to 10,000 soldiers and military personnel have been reported to form part of the deployment. In addition, the U.S. could use a significant number of fighter planes and strategic bombers stationed in nearby U.S. bases.

Here is a more detailed look at the primary U.S. military assets currently positioned or recently sighted near Venezuelan waters:

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https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/world/americas/venezuela/article312724082.html

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There will be a military operation involving Venezuela very soon. Could happen at any time now.

[Kamaji]

So, is the U.S. really going to instigate a war in the Caribbean with Venezuela?  To what end?

From the Mises Institute:  The Trump Administration Is Lying Us Into Another War

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US plans to BOMB Venezuela as Trump's war hawks brand Maduro 'al-Qaeda of the West'

Daily Mail
By ROSS IBBETSON
31 October 2025



The Trump administration has decided to attack military bases inside Venezuela, according to a report, as America moves into a new phase in its war on drug cartels.

Naval and air bases are among the potential targets as they are suspected of being involved in the industrial supply of drugs by the infamous Tren de Aragua and Cartel de los Soles gangs.

The airstrikes could be launched within days — or even hours, sources told the Miami Herald.

Donald Trump denied the report on Friday. When asked whether he had green-lit an attack, the president replied simply 'no' while speaking to reporters on Air Force One.'

Those briefed on the plans warned that time is running out for the socialist tyrant Nicolas Maduro. The Venezuelan president is 'trapped' and at least one top general is 'willing to capture and hand him over,' a source told the Miami Herald.

Trump has deployed the largest US force to the Caribbean since the Cold War and ordered 13 strikes on drug smuggling boats since the start of September, killing at least 57 alleged gangsters.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio is the architect of the strategy, White House sources say, and he views Maduro's regime as an existential threat.

'You have a narco-state in Venezuela run by a cartel,' Rubio told reporters last week. 'This is an operation against narco-terrorists, the al Qaeda of the Western Hemisphere ... and they need to be dealt with.'

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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15246307/US-ready-strike-Venezuela-Trumps-war-hawks-brand-Maduro-al-Qaeda-West.html

[Fishrrman]

There isn't going to be a "Bay of Pigs" type fiasco this time 'round...

[Cyber Liberty]

There isn't going to be a "Bay of Pigs" type fiasco this time 'round...

No, Trump is a tougher bird than even Kennedy, who got wobbly at the last minute.

[PeteS in CA]

Beware annoymorously sourced rumors from MSM sources like the Miami Herald. Now if, instead of the USS Gerald R. Ford's TF, there were a TF with an America class LHA or Wasp class LHD (actual amphibious forces) ...