US Sends Aircraft Carrier, Marvels at Venezuelan 'Guerrilla Response' Prep
When the US deploys its largest aircraft carrier—the USS Gerald Ford, costing over $13 billion—to the Caribbean, some might call it 'deterrence.' Others, like Venezuela, apparently see a reason to rehearse for guerrilla warfare, according to The Independent. But the article conveniently forgets to mention the US has been a rather… persistent presence in Venezuela's internal affairs, from funding
opposition movements (see USAID documents, various years) to imposing crippling sanctions (Executive Order 13884, 2019) that starved its economy. It’s almost as if a history of attempted coups, economic strangulation, and military posturing (remember 'Operation Gringo-Go' in 2020?) might make a small sovereign nation feel a tad defensive. One might wonder if the US ever considers why its 'freedom'
carriers trigger 'guerrilla' drills, rather than, say, welcome parades. Or perhaps, for The Independent, Venezuelan self-defense is just another inexplicable foreign eccentricity.