The US military has been planning for months, if not years, to do “what
needs to be done” against Venezuela, which is almost certainly some sort
of military aggression aimed at regime change. Socom Chief Admiral
Craig Faller announced this week that the Navy is now “ready.”
Admiral Faller said he wouldn’t provide “details of what we’re planning and what we’re doing, but we remain ready to implement policy decisions,” adding that he is confident that the Navy can act whenever ordered.
It isn’t entirely clear if the admiral is suggesting that the Navy was
gear up for an existing plan, or is just ready for whatever the
administration decides to try. This comes not long after President Trump
confirmed he was considering a full naval blockade of the entire
Venezuelan coast.
Faller bragged that the US Navy “is the most powerful navy in the
world,” and would be able to do what it was to be sent to do. While he
isn’t cluing anyone in on what that might be, his comments suggest
action is likely to be sooner, not later.
US Admiral Says Navy Ready to Move Against Venezuela
Declines to say what US plans to do, but says they're ready
Jason Ditz is Senior Editor for Antiwar.com. He has 20 years of experience in foreign policy research and his work has appeared in The American Conservative, Responsible Statecraft, Forbes, Toronto Star, Minneapolis Star-Tribune, Providence Journal, Washington Times, and the Detroit Free Press.
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