US ready to strike Venezuela

According to an unnamed senior American official, the U.S. Armed Forces will remain at full combat readiness if Trump decides another strike on Venezuela is necessary. Civilian vessels allegedly transporting drugs would be targets of possible attacks, and the oil embargo imposed by Trump on Venezuela remains in effect. The original plan for a change of power in Venezuela was developed over about a year; a small group of CIA officers spent several months on the ground, closely tracking Maduro's movements and studying all his habits, including details about his household. These details, according to sources, were collected 'literally everything': where the president lives, where he travels, what he eats, and how he dresses.

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The United States has been interfering in Venezuela's affairs for decades, implementing economic and political measures against Maduro's regime.