Dept Of War BOASTS ‘MASSIVE’ Military Buildup In Venezuela: US Warships, F-35s READY To Kill Maduro

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The U.S. Department of War has highlighted what it calls a “massive” military buildup around Venezuela, detailing the deployment of the USS Gerald R. Ford carrier strike group, multiple Navy destroyers, and additional vessels to the Caribbean. The Pentagon also confirmed that F-35 fighter jets, AC-130 gunships, and P-8 surveillance aircraft have been positioned          #USVenezuelaWar #VenezuelaWar #USWarshipsVenezuela #USWarshipsOffVenezuela #WarshipsNearVenezuela #VenezuelaCrisis #USVenezuelaTensions #VenezuelaConflict #USVenezuelaUpdate #USFleetVenezuela #VenezuelaInvasionFears #USMilitaryVenezuela #VenezuelaResponse #USVenezuelaNews #CaribbeanTensions  ~HT.178~PR.152~ED.420~GR.122~

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00:00But in terms of your second question, I can tell you that we are conducting training missions and

00:04exercises. We've got the forward aircraft carrier now that is down there in the Southcom region. And

00:09as I said, the department's a planning organization. So a big part of that planning is doing trainings

00:14and make sure that we're ready at a moment's notice to protect our interests and to protect

00:18the American people from narco-terrorism. If anything were to happen around the world,

00:23we have a response planned and ready. So we stand at the president's beck and call our commander

00:28in chief to do what is needed if called upon. And that will be what this department continues

00:33to focus on and continues to prepare for in regards to our ongoing operations in the Southcom region.

00:39Again, our focus is taking out narco-terrorists and rooting out that threat that is poisoning

00:45the American people.

00:46Todd Wood from CDM's Armed Forces Press. There's been a lot of reporting that, yes, it's about

00:51drugs in Venezuela, but also possibly about election fraud electronically. Do you have any comment

00:57on that? And also, our assets, we've heard that special operations aviation assets are exercising

01:02for direct action missions in that region. Can you confirm that at all?

01:06On your first question, I would refer you to the State Department. I think they would probably be

01:09able to give you a better answer on that. But in terms of your second question, I can tell you that

01:14we are conducting training missions and exercises. We've got the forward aircraft carrier now that is

01:19down there in the Southcom region. And as I said, the department's a planning organization. So a big part of

01:25that planning is doing trainings and make sure that we're ready at a moment's notice to protect our

01:29interests and to protect the American people from narco-terrorism.

01:32Kingsley, if Nicolas Maduro leaves Venezuela today, what role will the Department of War have

01:39in a post-Maduro Venezuela? And describe the process the administration will use to determine

01:46whether or not current members of the Venezuelan military or Venezuelan government have a role in a

01:51post-Maduro Venezuela. Thanks for the question. So the department has a contingency plan for

01:56everything. We are a planning organization. If anything were to happen around the world,

02:01we have a response planned and ready. So we stand at the president's beck and call our commander-in-chief

02:06to do what is needed if called upon. And that will be what this department continues to focus on and

02:12continues to prepare for in regards to our ongoing operations in the Southcom region. Again,

02:18our focus is taking out narco-terrorists and rooting out that threat that is poisoning the American

02:24people. Every single boat that we strike saves 25,000 American lives. That is a crucial mission to

02:31protecting the homeland, and we're proud to be a part of it.

02:33Just as a follow-up, quickly. So, you know, following the departure of Saddam Hussein, there was this

02:38desire to name every Ba'athist a terrorist. Does the administration take the view that any person who

02:45served in the Venezuelan military or Venezuelan government is definitionally a narco-terrorist?

02:50That would be a determination for the president to make, but I can tell you that every single

02:54person who we have hit thus far who is in a drug boat carrying narcotics to the United States

02:59is a narco-terrorist. Our intelligence has confirmed that, and we stand by it.

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