Let's talk about... the war looming in Venezuela? (Activist Post)

The US Navy sends at least three destroyers and various other vessels on the Caribbean coast of Venezuela, allegedly to combat drug cartel activities.

In response, Maduro mobilized 4 million members of the national militia. Trump "has not ruled out" sending ground troops, but to be honest, he can hardly say otherwise when asked.

All this came out of nowhere, given that just a few days ago, Trump was enthusiastically pursuing his goal of winning the Nobel Peace Prize with the summit with Putin in Alaska, followed by the meeting with Zelensky and his colleagues at the White House.

There is only a few weeks, the Maduro government renewed its oil license with Chevron and agreed to an exchange of political prisoners.

Then, suddenly, the Trump administration issued a statement increasing the reward for Maduro's arrest and accusing the Venezuelan president of leading the Cartel of the Suns.

Thanks @PressSec for laying out EXACTLY why we're offering $50 million for information on Maduro and his heinous crimes against Americans. https://t.co/E8jIEwcK2u pic.twitter.com/Mq494m9CO3

— US Dept of State INL (@StateINL) August 19, 2025

Venezuela responded by accusing the United States of kidnapping 66 Venezuelan children during recent deportations.

Why this escalation? What has changed?

The debate among what might be called old-school anti-wars is already focusing on Venezuela's oil reserves, the largest in the world, but is this vintage cliché still relevant?

As with other conflicts, anything that erupts between Venezuela and the United States must be seen in the post-Covid context.

Venezuela has fully participated in the Covid lie. Tests, lockdowns, masks, and vaccines. Everything. At the same time, the Maduro government has taken advantage of the "emergency situation" to reverse Chavez's rejection of the IMF and take out a $5 billion "emergency" loan.

They are compromised, part of international government cooperation, and therefore any conflict is probably as real as Covid was.

So what's going on?

• Are these really drug cartels?
• Will there be a conflict or is it a fake war?
• Will there be “boots on the ground”?
• Why is this happening now? Is it a diversion to divert attention from something else?

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