{"id":2511300,"date":"2025-11-17T06:33:02","date_gmt":"2025-11-17T11:33:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-the-table-is-being-set-for-us-military-strike-in-venezuela\/"},"modified":"2025-11-17T06:34:56","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T11:34:56","slug":"report-the-table-is-being-set-for-us-military-strike-in-venezuela","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-the-table-is-being-set-for-us-military-strike-in-venezuela\/","title":{"rendered":"Report: The &#8216;Table Is Being Set&#8217; for US Military Strike in Venezuela"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Freport-the-table-is-being-set-for-us-military-strike-in-venezuela%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2511300&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Recent media reports suggest that the United States, under president Donald Trump&#8217;s management, is possibly preparing for military action against drug cartels, Venezuela, or both. Unnamed officials have indicated that &#8220;the table is being set&#8221; for a potential strike. U.S. forces in the region,including those aboard the USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier, have been actively studying venezuelan air defenses, indicating serious consideration of military options. Key <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nbc-news-covers-the-biden-administration\/\" title=\"NBC News Covers the Biden Administration\u00a0\">national security advisers<\/a> and military leaders have briefed Trump, who has expressed that he has &#8220;sort of made up my mind&#8221; about whether to deploy the ample military presence positioned near South America.<\/p>\n<p>Trump has criticized Venezuelan President Nicol\u00e1s Maduro for alleged ties with drug cartels, describing Maduro&#8217;s regime as illegitimate and a threat to U.S. national interests. Reports mention a range of possible operations, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ukraine-reports-shelling-outside-kyiv-fighting-around-chernihiv\/\" title=\"Ukraine ...s shelling outside Kyiv, fighting around Chernihiv\">including air strikes<\/a> on Venezuelan seaports, airports, and military sites, and also potential raids to capture or kill Maduro, possibly involving elite forces like delta Force.Approximately 15,000 U.S. troops and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/china-ends-military-climate-dialogue-with-u-s-over-pelosis-trip-to-taiwan\/\" title=\"China Ends Military, Climate Dialogue With U.S. Over Pelosi\u2019s Trip to Taiwan\">numerous naval assets<\/a> are currently deployed in the region.<\/p>\n<p>the White House has emphasized that Trump&#8217;s primary goal is to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >combat narco-terrorists trafficking illicit drugs<\/a>, and other speculations about broader military interventions should be regarded cautiously.Observers note that while an internal regime change in Venezuela would be ideal, the current government&#8217;s alliances with narcotraffickers have pushed the U.S. toward considering direct military action.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Amid enigmatic remarks from President Donald Trump, media reports indicated that the United States could be inching closer to military action against drug cartels, Venezuela, or both.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2025\/11\/15\/nx-s1-5609888\/aircraft-carrier-caribbean-venezuela-military-action\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NPR<\/a> quoted an official it did not name as saying the &ldquo;table is being set&rdquo; for a possible military strike.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/national-security\/2025\/11\/14\/trump-venezuela-maduro-strikes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Washington Post<\/a>, &ldquo;U.S. forces in the region awaited possible attack orders and after days of high-level discussions about whether &mdash; and how &mdash; to strike in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/venezuela-deploys-200000-soldiers-largest-us-aircraft-carrier-arrives-region\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Venezuela<\/a>.&rdquo; The Washington Post cited sources it did not name.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fighter pilots based on the USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier have been studying air defenses protecting Venezuela, the report added.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/report-pentagon-gives-trump-updated-options-operations-venezuela-continues-target-narco-terrorists\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump<\/a> finished a day that included meetings with national security advisers by saying he &ldquo;sort of made up my mind&rdquo; about whether any part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bill-barr-is-all-in-with-the-mar-a-lago-raid\/\" title=\"Bill Barr is All-in With the Mar-a-Lago Raid\">massive military force<\/a> off of South America will be unleashed.<\/p>\n<p>  <script> console.log(\"A\/B Test Video Player\"); \/\/ Helper function to set a cookie function setVideoCookie(name, value, days) {     var expires=\"\";     if (days) {         var date=new Date();         date.setTime(date.getTime() + (days*24*60*60*1000));         expires=\"; 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    stnPlayer(); } <\/script> <\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&ldquo;I can&rsquo;t tell you what it is, but we made a lot of progress with Venezuela in terms of stopping drugs from pouring in,&rdquo; he said, according to NPR.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Washington Post report said that Vice President J.D. Vance, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Dan Caine, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller were among those who met with Trump.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An administration official the outlet did not name said &ldquo;a host of options&rdquo; were presented to Trump, who according to one source is &ldquo;very good at maintaining strategic ambiguity, and something he does very well is he does not dictate or broadcast to our adversaries what he wants to do next.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Trump has criticized Venezuelan President Nicol&aacute;s Maduro for allegedly being in alliances with drug cartels.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&ldquo;The United States is very plugged into what&rsquo;s going on in Venezuela, the chatter among Maduro&rsquo;s people and the highest levels of his regime,&rdquo; an administration official said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&ldquo;Maduro is very scared, and he should be scared. The president has options on the table that are very bad for Maduro and his illegitimate regime&hellip; We view this regime as illegitimate, and it&rsquo;s not serving the Western Hemisphere well.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/trump-venezuela-military-options\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CBS<\/a>, &ldquo;potential operations&rdquo; included &ldquo;strikes on land.&rdquo; The report was based on sources CBS did not name.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Politics\/trump-briefed-updated-military-options-venezuela\/story?id=127503563\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ABC<\/a> suggested air strikes on seaports, airports, and military facilities were likely, although options could include a team to either capture or kill Maduro.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Washington Post report said the elite Delta Force could be used as well.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">About 15,000 American troops are in the region, Navy assets include the Ford, the guided missile cruisers USS Gettysburg and USS Lake Erie; the destroyers USS Mahan, USS Bainbridge, USS Winston S. Churchill, USS Gravely, and USS Stockdale; and the amphibious ships USS Iwo Jima, USS Fort Lauderdale, and USS San Antonio.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-apitype=\"text\" data-contentid=\"6ZWMWMI7JVGE7GSWLR2ZSI24JI\" data-el=\"text\" data-scroll-pos=\"24\" data-scroll-measured=\"true\">Alexander Gray, who worked in the first Trump administration, noted that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/nobel-peace-prize-winner-dedicates-victory-president-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Venezuela&rsquo;s<\/a> government is &ldquo;almost inseparable from the narcotraffickers.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-apitype=\"text\" data-contentid=\"5WZFOZLJWVB2ZCJTN27BVRDO5M\" data-el=\"text\" data-scroll-pos=\"25\" data-scroll-measured=\"true\">&ldquo;To the extent that we can have regime change that occurs from an internal source, that&rsquo;s ideal,&rdquo; Gray said. &ldquo;But I think where we&rsquo;re headed is that this regime, as currently constituted, poses a direct threat to U.S. national interests, and that is why the president has taken the action that he has.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On Friday, White House representative Anna Kelly said Trump&rsquo;s goal is very clear, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/11\/14\/us\/politics\/trump-pressure-venezuela.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The New York Times<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&ldquo;The president has made clear that he will continue to strike narco-terrorists trafficking illicit narcotics, anything else is speculation, and should be treated as such,&rdquo; she said.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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