US Military Buildup Against Venezuela and Cuba
The US has deployed 10 naval vessels and 10,000 troops to the Caribbean, the largest military buildup since the 1962 Cuban missile crisis.
President Donald Trump justifies this action, stating that Venezuela is a hub of drug trafficking, supplying drugs to US consumers, which he considers equivalent to an armed attack on the US.
Venezuela is a hub of drug trafficking and that supplying drugs to U.S. consumers is the equivalent of an armed attack on the United States
The US hopes that cutting off Venezuelan oil to Havana would collapse the Cuban regime.
Author's summary: US builds up military against Venezuela and Cuba.