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The US is increasing its urgent military aid to Guyana as neighboring Venezuela’s threats linger

OnVenezuela — Thu, 15 Feb 2024 10:08:00 +0000

The U.S. government is increasing its urgent military assistance to Guyana, officials said Monday, as neighboring Venezuela threatens to seize a large part of the country’s territory it has long claimed. The U.S. is pledging to help Guyana buy new aircraft, helicopters, a fleet of military drones and, for the first time, radar technology. The details were not immediately clear, and Guyanese officials declined to say how much they expect to pay. By Bert Wilkinson. Full Text -> MSN

Army SFAB troops will be dispatched to Colombia next month

See Post — Fri, 29 May 2020 11:46:03 +0000

A company-sized advisory team from the Army’s 1st Security Force Assistance Brigade will deploy to Colombia on June 1 to support counter-narcotics operations in the Caribbean, U.S. Southern Command announced Thursday. By Kyle Rempfer. Full Text-> ArmyTimes

Iran issues ‘serious warning’ to US against disrupting oil shipments to Venezuela

See Post — Mon, 18 May 2020 16:03:30 +0000

Iran’s foreign minister on Sunday warned the US against deploying its navy in the Caribbean to disrupt Iranian fuel shipments to Venezuela. In a letter to United Nations chief Antonio Guterres, Mohammad Javad Zarif warned against “America’s movements in deploying its navy to the Caribbean to intervene and create disruption in (the) transfer of Iran’s fuel to Venezuela.” Full Text-> SCMP

The Surprisingly Deliberate Reason There’s No U.S. Aircraft Carrier That Can Fight Venezuela

See Post — Thu, 26 Mar 2020 14:01:01 +0000

Even if Trump ordered an attack tonight, the relevant command would not have a carrier ready and under its authority. This was done on purpose long ago to prevent such future Latin American misadventures. by David Axe. Full text-> The National Interest