Tonight, there is the strong suggestion that the US may take military action against President Nicolas Maduro's administration in Venezuela after the US announced that it is deploying an aircraft carrier strike group to Latin America. It is considered a major escalation of its military presence in the region. According to CBS news "The USS Gerald R. Ford, which is the US Navy's newest and most advanced aircraft carrier, is headed toward South America as news emerges about a 10th U.S. strike against alleged drug-carrying vessels in the area."
Al Jazeera reports that "The US already has about 6,000 sailors and Marines in the region on board eight warships, now to be joined by the USS Gerald Ford and the five destroyers in its strike group, along with an additional 4,500 personnel. The carrier is currently in the Mediterranean Sea, and it is unclear when it will arrive in Latin America."
