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Reality and myth in Maduro’s ‘Cartel of the Suns’
Guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham. Photo: MC3 R. Utah Kledzik/US Navy
Tension in Venezuela is running high. In the wake of Donald Trump’s directive instructing the US military to use force against Latin American drug cartels, US Navy destroyers have been deployed near Venezuelan waters. Caracas, in turn, has dispatched ships and drones to patrol its coastline.
Washington is keeping its cards close to its chest, so the ultimate goal of this military buildup remains unclear. But within Venezuela, parts of the opposition are…
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