Reports: Washington Identified Its Targets in Venezuela "and the Strike Could Happen at Any Moment"

SadaNews - American reports indicated on Friday that the administration of President Donald Trump has identified its potential targets in Venezuela and could "attack it at any moment," as part of Trump's campaign against drug traffickers in Venezuela and the Caribbean Sea. The American newspaper "Miami Herald" quoted informed sources stating that the decision to launch attacks on military facilities inside Venezuela "could be made at any moment." For its part, the "Wall Street Journal" reported, citing informed American officials, that the Trump administration has pinpointed targets in Venezuela, including military facilities, ports, and airports believed to be used for drug trafficking. The officials clarified that Trump has not yet decided on executing ground strikes, but a potential air campaign would focus on targets representing the contact point between drug trafficking gangs and Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's regime. The newspaper pointed out that Washington wants to send a clear message to the Venezuelan leader that "the time has come to step down." Sources from the "Miami Herald" emphasized that Washington could strike those targets from the air within "days or even hours," aiming to dismantle the hierarchy of drug trafficking. However, the sources declined to disclose whether the Venezuelan president himself is targeted. Another source confirmed that Maduro's time is running out, stating: "Maduro is about to find himself cornered; he may soon discover that he won't be able to flee the country even if he wanted to, and worse, there are more than one general ready to capture him and hand him over. They know well that talking about death is one thing, and facing it is another." American law enforcement sources reported suspicions of a "random killer" in New York attacking men by cutting their faces on the left side. Trump's Threats Since returning to the White House, Trump has taken measures against Venezuela and its president Maduro, most notably doubling the reward for information leading to the capture of the Venezuelan leader to $50 million. Recently, Washington has increased its military presence in the Caribbean region, deploying, alongside other weapons and ships, the world's largest aircraft carrier near Venezuela. Washington also sent a U.S. warship equipped with missiles to the capital of Trinidad and Tobago, located about 10 km from Venezuela. Trump accuses his Venezuelan counterpart of direct involvement in drug trafficking; however, Maduro denied this, claiming that Washington uses the drug-fighting slogan to change the regime and seize Venezuela's vast oil reserves. Last week, the Venezuelan leader issued a plea stating, "We do not want a crazy war, please."