The U.S. is increasing its military footprint in the Caribbean, moving F-35 fighter jets to Puerto Rico after a series of confrontations with Venezuela and escalating strikes against drug cartels.
On Thursday, two Venezuelan F-16 fighter jets buzzed a U.S. Navy destroyer in what the Pentagon called a “provocative flyby.” The maneuver came just days after the U.S. Navy launched a missile strike that sank a vessel allegedly tied to a Venezuelan drug cartel, killing 11 people on board. Defense officials said all of those killed were cartel members.
The legality of the strike has sparked debate internationally, but Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth defended the move, calling it both justified and necessary. “We have the absolute and complete authority to conduct that,” Hegseth said, comparing the cartels to terrorist organizations like al-Qaeda.
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USA oil 🛢🛢🛢🛢 is calling you😂
God bless America 🇺🇲
Maybe if WhiskeyLeaks could just put away the bottle and not blow up random boats with no evidence to show of any reason they should have been blown up, none of this would be necessary.
#ComradeVonCatAnus
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What an outfit SOD is wearing in this vid.
Stay out of Puerto Rico, and send your F35 fighter jets to South Florida or GITMO. US COLONIALISM is Slavery, Free Puerto Rico! 👊😎 🇵🇷
Good job done. America🇵🇷🇺🇲
Free Puerto Rico from the occupation by the US imperialists!!!!
How bout you send Puerto Rico its right for self autonomy or make it a state already???? The US has held Puerto Rico as a colony since 1898 it’s time the US practiced what it preaches with freedom and democracy
Trade Porto rico for Greenland
Głupi portorokańczycy wyrzućcie z kraju nazistowskie wojska USA raz na zawsze
Viva amirica…..
Viva trump…
Puerto Rico state 51 good business
Great job, Mr. President Trump.💪💪💪✊🏻✊🏿✊🏾
Trump 2028!!! 🇺🇸🇵🇷🇺🇸🇵🇷🇺🇸🇵🇷!!!
Libertad! 🇵🇷
We Need a Real Republican Political Party to Vote for in Puerto Rico. Displaying Puerto Rico's Flag Alone in PR Should Be Illegal. USA Flag Should Always Be Beside the Puerto Rican Flag🇺🇸🇵🇷 Schools Should Teach Classes in the English Language. It Should be Illegal to Keep Teaching Kids in Schools to See the USA as an Enemy.
God Bless President Donald J. Trump🙏Blessings From The USA Territories Puerto Rico Caribbean Islands🇺🇸🇵🇷
Trump really wants to profit from all that Venezuelan oil and he doesn't care who dies in the process
Seal team 6 dismembering fishermen and now we just bomb civilians with zero proof?
Believe it. Donald Jr Trump Wife country . Kimberly Guilfoyle as US 🇺🇸 ambassador to Greece 🇬🇷 2025
MDℹ ☪️🕌👋🇵🇸 Palestine
How the f*** is that aggressive approach those drugs I'm making these people filthy rich why are country are dying and drug addicts better shoot them down send missiles wherever they're carrying cargo drugs
Pigot looks like he's on drugs himself!