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President Donald Trump is reportedly considering unleashing military strikes directly against drug cartels operating deep inside Venezuela, as part of a no-holds-barred strategy to dismantle Nicolas Maduro\u2019s regime.<\/h3>\n

The consideration comes amid Trump\u2019s ongoing war on narco-trafficking, which he sees as a direct threat to American security, especially with the flood of drugs pouring across our southern border under failed Biden-Harris policies.<\/p>\n

Citing multiple unnamed sources briefed on the plans, CNN<\/a> reported on Friday evening that Trump has greenlit options for targeted strikes on Venezuelan soil, building on a recent lethal operation that sank an alleged drug-smuggling boat leaving the country.<\/p>\n

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The US has moved substantial military firepower into the Caribbean in recent weeks, a move meant in part to be a signal to Maduro, according to multiple White House officials.<\/p>\n

Ships armed with Tomahawk missiles, an attack submarine, a range of aircraft and more than 4,000 US sailors and Marines are now all positioned near Venezuela. Two White House officials told CNN 10 advanced F-35 fighter jets are also being sent to Puerto Rico, where a Marine unit is currently conducting amphibious landing training exercises.<\/p>\n

The administration has taken steps to connect Maduro to its broader anti-drug mission \u2013 labeling him as a narco-terrorist with ties to some of those recently-designated cartels \u2013 and doubling the bounty for his arrest to $50 million.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

This shift will treat cartel operatives as enemy combatants, not just criminals, allowing for decisive military action.<\/p>\n

White House officials emphasized that no final decision has been made regarding strikes inside Venezuela, but the door remains open if it serves U.S. interests.<\/p>\n

Secretary of State Marco Rubio was asked on Tuesday if the White House was considering strikes on Venezuelan soil against the Maduro regime, and he did not rule out the possibility.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a counter-drug operation,\u201d Rubio said. \u201cWe are going to take on drug cartels wherever they are, wherever they are operating against the interests of the US.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cInstead of interdicting it, on the president\u2019s orders, we blew it up. And it\u2019ll happen again. Maybe it\u2019s happening right now,\u201d Rubio continued.<\/p>\n

One of CNN\u2019s sources reportedly said Trump told national security officials that \u201cif there is an opportunity to kill terrorists, he will immediately give them the green light to do so.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe preferred course of action is for Maduro to leave on his own, to read the tea leaves,\u201d another source who was \u201cbriefed on the administration\u2019s plans\u201d told CNN. \u201cAnd then I think the message is \u2018Do you want it to be easy or do you want it to be hard?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

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