{"id":57024,"date":"2025-11-18T15:40:02","date_gmt":"2025-11-18T15:40:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/trump-wont-rule-out-sending-troops-to-venezuela-as-u-s-military-buildup-draws-mixed-reaction-in-the-region\/"},"modified":"2025-11-18T15:40:02","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T15:40:02","slug":"trump-wont-rule-out-sending-troops-to-venezuela-as-u-s-military-buildup-draws-mixed-reaction-in-the-region","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/trump-wont-rule-out-sending-troops-to-venezuela-as-u-s-military-buildup-draws-mixed-reaction-in-the-region\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump won&#8217;t rule out sending troops to Venezuela as U.S. military buildup draws mixed reaction in the region"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>President Trump said Monday that he would not rule out sending U.S. troops into Venezuela, as his administration <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/trump-venezuela-sort-of-made-up-mind-after-top-officials-spent-3rd-day\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">considers taking military action<\/a><\/span> against the Caribbean nation led by a man the White House accuses of leading a drug cartel.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. military continues to add firepower to an already major presence in the Caribbean, stepping up both asset deployments and military exercises across the region over recent weeks.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>With the USS Gerald R. Ford, the world&#8217;s most advanced aircraft carrier, now stationed within striking distance of Venezuela, there are roughly 15,000 American troops at sea and on land in the region \u2014 <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/u-s-reopens-shuttered-puerto-rico-naval-base-caribbean-military-buildup-continues\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">including in Puerto Rico<\/a><\/span>, where U.S. F-35 stealth fighter jets have been seen flying nearly around the clock this week.<\/p>\n<p>The Ford arrived as the Trump administration moved to designate a purported drug-smuggling ring known as the &#8220;<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/uss-gerald-ford-aircraft-carrier-arrives-caribbean-buildup-venezuela\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Cartel de Los Soles<\/a><\/span>&#8221; as a foreign terrorist organization. President Trump said that designation could open the door to targeting assets and infrastructure inside Venezuela.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/11\/18\/4c010261-ad94-4b6a-8865-95944f3e852e\/thumbnail\/620x413g8\/b64db77f049da4e1a68dc2731c1b75e8\/us-troops-puerto-rico-2234405743.jpg#\" alt=\"Marine Corps Exercise in Puerto Rico \" height=\"413\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/11\/18\/4c010261-ad94-4b6a-8865-95944f3e852e\/thumbnail\/620x413g8\/b64db77f049da4e1a68dc2731c1b75e8\/us-troops-puerto-rico-2234405743.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/11\/18\/4c010261-ad94-4b6a-8865-95944f3e852e\/thumbnail\/1240x826g8\/68961ea5ebf36f278a4c98bdc3f87575\/us-troops-puerto-rico-2234405743.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">U.S. Air Force troops empty the cargo of a Lockheed C-5M Super Galaxy, at the Roosevelt Roads Naval Station, Sept. 12, 2025, in Ceiba, Puerto Rico.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Kendall Torres Cortes\/Anadolu\/Getty<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Asked Monday if he would rule out sending American ground troops into Venezuela, Mr. Trump said: &#8220;No, I don&#8217;t rule out that. 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They support us economically,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>The controversial American military <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/us-strikes-another-alleged-drug-boat-eastern-pacific\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">strikes on alleged drug-smuggling boats<\/a><\/span> continued over the weekend, with at least 22 vessels now targeted and 83 people killed since the attacks began in September.<\/p>\n<p>Venezuelan President Nicol\u00e1s <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/venezuela-us-trump-maduro-open-to-talks-as-american-warships-close-in\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Maduro tried to ease the tension<\/a><\/span> with his much larger neighbor to the north on Monday, even offering a musical appeal, singing some of John Lennon&#8217;s famous song &#8220;Imagine,&#8221; and urging the Trump administration to give peace a chance.<\/p>\n<section 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