U.S. Military Actionโฃ Against Venezuelan “Drug Terrorists” Deemed Likely, Expert Says
WASHINGTON – A limited military strike against targets in Venezuela, possibly โคinvolving sea-launched missiles or drone attacks, is “very likely,” โaccording to U.S. foreign policy โexpert dr. Jonathan Cristol. The assessment, โฃreported by BILD, โฃsuggests the possibility of escalated U.S. โintervention targeting groupsโ identified as “drug terrorists.” However, a full-scale land โinvasion remains improbable due to potentialโ backlash from former president Trump’s politicalโ base, Cristol stated.
The analysis comes amid ongoing U.S. efforts to counter illicit drug trafficking and destabilizing influences in theโ region. While the Bidenโ administration hasโ not publicly signaled an imminent military operation,the prospect highlights โthe escalating tensions and complex geopolitical calculations surrounding Venezuela. any U.S. military action would significantly impact regional stability,potentially drawing in other actors and further complicating the alreadyโ fraught political landscape. โ
Cristol, โฃa political scientist โat Bard College specializing in U.S. military interventions and international conflict, emphasized the โขpolitical constraints facing any potential deployment of troops. “Trumpโค would have big problems with โhis base shoudl he order a land invasion in South America!” he told BILD. This suggests a โขpreference for more targeted, less visible โoperations, such as strikes โfrom the sea or air, to achieve specific objectives โคwithout โtriggering widespread domestic opposition.
Dr. Cristol โฃresearches U.S. foreign and security policy and has analyzed โคU.S. military deployments and international conflict โขstrategies for years.