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USS Gerald Ford Heads to Caribbean in Major U.S. Military Escalation
The Pentagon announced on Friday that it is deploying the USS Gerald Ford, America’s most advanced aircraft carrier, to the Caribbean — marking a major escalation in the Trump administration’s war on drug cartels. The deployment, which includes stealth fighter jets, surveillance aircraft, and supporting warships, will position the carrier off the Venezuelan coast as it concludes its Mediterranean mission.

This move signals Washington’s intent to expand its campaign from targeting suspected drug-smuggling boats at sea to potentially launching strikes on land-based targets, significantly widening the military’s operational scope in the region.

Question:
Is the U.S. expanding its anti-drug mission into a broader military operation in Venezuela’s region?