{"id":3763,"date":"2026-01-03T12:37:41","date_gmt":"2026-01-03T12:37:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/badvibes.live\/?p=3763"},"modified":"2026-01-03T12:37:41","modified_gmt":"2026-01-03T12:37:41","slug":"why-is-the-us-striking-inside-venezuela","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/badvibes.live\/?p=3763","title":{"rendered":"Why is the US striking inside Venezuela?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"width: 640px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-3763-1\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/badvibes.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/640x360_MP4_5617564099644341484.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/badvibes.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/640x360_MP4_5617564099644341484.mp4\">https:\/\/badvibes.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/640x360_MP4_5617564099644341484.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The US has launched a large scale military operation inside Venezuela, including in the capital, Caracas.<\/p>\n<p>Multiple civilian and military sites have been struck since 2am local time and president Nicolas Maduro has declared a national emergency in response.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2026\/01\/03\/venezuela-declares-state-national-disturbance-us-strikes-26028293\/\" data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Article - Inline Links\" data-mrf-link=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2026\/01\/03\/venezuela-declares-state-national-disturbance-us-strikes-26028293\/\"><em>Follow our live coverage of the US strikes on Venezuela here<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p>While details remain thin on the ground, this comes after a four-month-long US military pressure campaign against the South American country.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-slot ad-slot-container connatix_placeholder_desktop ad-slot-large ad-slot-medium ad-slot-small has-ad-placeholder\">\n<div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What sparked the conflict?<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"article-image wp-image-24798448\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/SEI_275607094-d65d.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=646\" alt=\"Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman SEAC Dave Isom speaks with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine as they visit facilities at Jose Aponte Airfield, Puerto Rico, November 24, 2025. DoD\/Benjamin Applebaum\/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY\" width=\"646\" height=\"428\" \/><\/div><figcaption>General Caine has visited troops in the Caribbean in recent weeks (Picture: Reuters)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In recent months, US forces have carried out multiple fatal strikes targeting boats in Venezuelan waters following claims they were carrying drugs linked to gangs.<\/p>\n<p>In September, a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/strikes\/\" data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Article - Inline Links\" data-mrf-link=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/strikes\/\">strike<\/a>\u00a0against a Venezuelan gang in the Caribbean left 11 people dead in international waters,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/09\/04\/trump-boasts-they-wont-again-carrying-airstrike-drug-ship-24074291\/\" data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Article - Inline Links\" data-mrf-link=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/09\/04\/trump-boasts-they-wont-again-carrying-airstrike-drug-ship-24074291\/\">prompting questions about the legality of the attack<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Sources\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2025\/11\/11\/politics\/uk-suspends-caribbean-intelligence-sharing-us\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Article - Inline Links\" data-mrf-link=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2025\/11\/11\/politics\/uk-suspends-caribbean-intelligence-sharing-us\">told CNN<\/a>\u00a0that UK officials believe the September strike, and others, violated international law after having killed 76 people so far.<\/p>\n<p>UN Human Rights Chief Volker T\u00fcrk went one step further \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/11\/12\/uk-stops-sharing-intelligence-us-trumps-illegal-attacks-24688648\/\" data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Article - Inline Links\" data-mrf-link=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/11\/12\/uk-stops-sharing-intelligence-us-trumps-illegal-attacks-24688648\/\">calling them \u2018extrajudicial killing\u2019<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"factbox\" data-ico=\"factbox_article\" data-track-module=\"factbox_article\">\n<h2 class=\"factbox-title\">How much of the US drug supply actually comes through &#8216;narco boats&#8217;?<\/h2>\n<div class=\"factbox-content\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"article-image wp-image-25030619\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/SEI_276351645-7fb8.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=646\" alt=\"METRO GRAPICS Cocaine sources map\" width=\"646\" height=\"615\" \/><\/div><figcaption>The main countries mentioned as a source of cocaine are in South America (Picture: Metro Graphics)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Part of the reason Trump has been striking \u2018narco boats\u2019 in the Caribbean is that he claims a lot of the drugs in America are trafficked from Venezuelan gangs.<\/p>\n<p>But a 2020 report from the US Drug Enforcement Administration found that just 8% of the country\u2019s cocaine came by boat through the Caribbean.<\/p>\n<p>Colombian-origin cocaine is the most common type seen in the US, and is normally transported not by boat, but by Mexican cartels through the southwest border.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/d9\/pages\/attachments\/2021\/08\/18\/2020_national_drug_threat_assessment_ndta.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Article - Inline Links\" data-mrf-link=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/d9\/pages\/attachments\/2021\/08\/18\/2020_national_drug_threat_assessment_ndta.pdf\">report\u00a0<\/a>added: \u2018Mexican TCOs (Transnational Criminal Organisations) continue to obtain multi-ton shipments of powder cocaine from South American traffickers,<br \/>\nmoving it through Central America and Mexico, and then smuggling it into the United States over the Southwest Border.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Traffickers, including Dominican TCOs, also transport cocaine through<br \/>\nthe Caribbean Corridor, primarily via maritime and aerial smuggling methods.\u2019<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How could the war play out?<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"article-image wp-image-24799750\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/SEI_275626626-1212.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=646\" alt=\"METRO GRAPHICS US Naval Presence in the Caribbean\" width=\"646\" height=\"646\" \/><\/div><figcaption>The US has placed many troops close to Venezuela (Picture: Metro Graphics\/Emily Manley)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The concentration of American air and naval forces near Venezuela points to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/san.com\/cc\/what-would-a-war-between-venezuela-and-the-us-look-like\/\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Article - Inline Links\" data-mrf-link=\"https:\/\/san.com\/cc\/what-would-a-war-between-venezuela-and-the-us-look-like\/\">concentrated airstrikes as a main strategy of conflict.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The US troop levels right now are a bit too low for a full land invasion, but if things kick off with air strikes, Maduro\u2019s troops might struggle due to their ageing weapons.<\/p>\n<p>Most of the air defences in the country are Russian-made, which do work, but are no match for modern American weapons.<\/p>\n<p>But the power of US weapons stretches far beyond aircraft carriers, soldiers and ships. It also includes five military and naval bases in the Caribbean, allowing easy access to the region.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why does Trump want to overthrow Maduro?<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"article-image wp-image-24519668\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/SEI_271650133-9cd8.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=646\" alt=\"(FILES) The USS Gerald R. Ford, the world's largest aircraft carrier, seen in the North Sea during NATO Neptune Strike 2025 exercise on September 24, 2025 in the North Sea. Washington is deploying an aircraft carrier and accompanying ships to counter drug-trafficking organizations in Latin America, the Pentagon said on October 24, 2025, marking a massive increase in US firepower in the region. The deployment of the USS Gerald R. Ford carrier strike group is &quot;in support of the president's directive to dismantle Transnational Criminal Organizations (TCOs) and counter narco-terrorism in defense of the Homeland,&quot; Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said in a post on X. (Photo by Jonathan KLEIN \/ AFP) (Photo by JONATHAN KLEIN\/AFP via Getty Images)\" width=\"646\" height=\"430\" \/><\/div><figcaption>The world\u2019s largest aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R Ford, is in the Caribbean now (Picture: AFP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The US government is targeting Venezuela because they don\u2019t view President Nicolas Maduro as a legitimate leader. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Cartel\u00a0de\u00a0los\u00a0Soles, or\u00a0Cartel\u00a0of the Suns, is \u2018responsible for terrorist violence\u2019 in the Western Hemisphere.<\/p>\n<p>Maduro denies being involved, but the designation is the latest attempt by Trump to stop drug trafficking into the US.<\/p>\n<p>Rumours have also circulated for a while that Trump wants to push for regime change to unseat Maduro, who has accused the US of \u2018fabricating a new eternal war\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Trump would likely target facilities belonging to Maduro\u2019s regime or criminal gangs in a bid to stop this.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Who is President Nicolas Maduro?<\/h2>\n<div class=\"flourish-embed flourish-chart\" data-src=\"visualisation\/26551706\" data-secret=\"z69fnkclyy\"><iframe title=\"Interactive or visual content\" src=\"https:\/\/flo.uri.sh\/visualisation\/26551706\/embed?auto=1\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" sandbox=\"allow-same-origin allow-forms allow-scripts allow-downloads allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/video\/trump-confirms-call-venezuelan-president-maduro-reportedly-issued-ultimatum-3561425\/\" data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Article - Inline Links\" data-mrf-link=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/video\/trump-confirms-call-venezuelan-president-maduro-reportedly-issued-ultimatum-3561425\/\">Nicol\u00e1s Maduro<\/a>, an authoritarian socialist who has been in charge of Venezuela for the past 25 years, has retained his grip on power through questionable elections.<\/p>\n<p>Maduro was sworn in as president for the first time in 2013, before taking home two more \u2018victories\u2019 in 2018 and 2025.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The Venezuela crisis: What is going on?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>A massive economic and political crisis has been underway in Venezuela since 2010.<\/p>\n<p>Former President Hugo Chavez first declared an \u2018economic war\u2019 because of shortages in the country, which worsened when Maduro took office in 2013.<\/p>\n<p>In the chaos, this year alone, prices of food have gone up by an estimated 548%, and are forecast to get worse.<\/p>\n<p>Maduro has ruled with an iron fist since taking office, and extrajudicial killings and disappearances have skyrocketed in the past 15 years.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018We\u2019re scared, silent, afraid they\u2019ll throw us in jail. I used to post things, but not anymore \u2013 I shouldn\u2019t \u2013 because I don\u2019t know who might turn me in,\u2019 one worker from southern Venezuela told the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/c3e0jnww2e9o\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Article - Inline Links\" data-mrf-link=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/c3e0jnww2e9o\">BBC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What assets does Venezuela have?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Venezuela is home to the world\u2019s largest known oil reserves and is also rich in coffee and cocoa.<\/p>\n<p>The country also has deposits of gold, iron ore, coal, and natural gas \u2013 making it a\u00a0<em>literal\u00a0<\/em>goldmine when it comes to trading power.<\/p>\n<p>Despite this, the country is still known as a developing country due to upheaval in recent years.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What is Venezuela\u2019s military power?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Out of a total population of 31 million, only 15 million residents in Venezuela are available, and 12 million are currently fit for service.<\/p>\n<p>The military consists of 109,000 active personnel, with paramilitary forces far outnumbering those of the Army, Air Force and Navy.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Is Venezuela\u2019s military strong enough to fight the US?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Currently, no. But if Trump launches a campaign in the country, guerrilla warfare resistance could be utilised by paramilitaries and locals.<\/p>\n<p>This type of warfare could see smaller paramilitaries and military units sabotage any US movement in the country.<\/p>\n<p>If that doesn\u2019t work, \u2018anarchisation\u2019 would unleash anarchy on the streets of Caracas, the capital city, making Venezuela\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/americas\/venezuelan-military-preparing-guerrilla-response-case-us-attack-2025-11-11\/\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Article - Inline Links\" data-mrf-link=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/americas\/venezuelan-military-preparing-guerrilla-response-case-us-attack-2025-11-11\/\">\u2018ungovernable\u2019 for any foreign country.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The shortage of military equipment \u2013 most of which is Russian-made and decades old \u2013 poses a major problem for Maduro.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Who are Venezuela\u2019s allies?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Venezuela is aligned with Russia, China, Iran, Turkey, Syria, and Cuba.<\/p>\n<p>The Washington Post reported that Maduro asked China, Iran and Russia for military equipment as the threat from the United States increases. But so far, none have come to his aid.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this week, Russian media reported that President Vladimir Putin and President Nicolas Maduro held a phone call after the US seized one of the country\u2019s oil tankers.<\/p>\n<p>Russia holds a large stake in Venezuelan oil, and Putin reportedly expressed solidarity with the Venezuelan people and reaffirmed his support for his government\u2019s policies \u2013 meaning this conflict could have a larger effect than realised.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; The US has launched a large scale military operation inside Venezuela, including in the capital, Caracas. Multiple civilian and military sites have been struck since 2am local time and president Nicolas Maduro has declared a national emergency in response. 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