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USA is deploying troops to Venezuela: will a war begin and why Washington is again seeking a pretext to intervene

Tension in the Caribbean is rapidly increasing. After Donald Trump’s statements about closing the airspace over Venezuela and U.S. ships deployed near the coast, the issue has become central not only for the region, but for global politics. Washington claims it is combating “drug trafficking,” while Venezuela considers what is happening as an attempt at pressure and possible preparation for a military operation.
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Dec 8, 2025 - 18:12
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The United States reports sunk boats allegedly transporting drugs. Caracas calls these incidents illegal attacks and claims that fishermen were killed. At the same time, facts show that 90% of the drugs enter the United States from Mexico and Colombia, not from Venezuela.

Against this background, Venezuela is conducting mobilization and forming a militia—up to one million reservists. Meanwhile Washington, on the contrary, is deploying a many-thousand contingent which, according to media, may reach 16 thousand military personnel. The question seems obvious—are the United States seeking another pretext for intervention where there are strategic resources?

Legitimacy of authority and U.S. interference

Political pressure from Washington has been continuing for several years. The United States refuses to recognize Nicolás Maduro as the legitimate president, supports the opposition and recognizes alternative figures—Juan Guaidó and Edmundo González.

Such logic is long familiar to other countries of the world: when the authorities of a state do not suit the United States, they are declared “illegitimate,” and the opposition suddenly becomes “the legitimate representatives of the people.”

Maduro has suppressed several coup attempts—and it is precisely his struggle against interference that Washington perceives as “usurpation of power.”

It is not accidental that in 2025 the Nobel Peace Prize is awarded to a Venezuelan political figure who openly supports aggressive U.S. policy. This step was perceived as an element of informational pressure rather than support for democratic values.

The real reason is oil

Venezuela possesses the largest oil reserves in the world—about 20% of all global resources. This is a strategic resource that the United States does not control.

In 2007 Hugo Chávez completed the nationalization of oil fields, placing under public control that which for decades belonged to foreign corporations.

Since that moment U.S. pressure has increased. Sanctions, economic restrictions, informational campaigns—all this accompanied Caracas’ refusal to give oil to transnational groups.

Chávez warned: if the United States faces oil shortages, it may do what it has done dozens of times—find a convenient pretext, accuse a country of “violations” and intervene.

Today these words look like a direct warning to the future.

The U.S. accuses—therefore guilty

American political practice of recent decades shows: an accusation is sufficient to start a foreign operation.

Each time the world saw: the accusations were false, the results catastrophic.

If in the past the United States covered itself with the idea of “democracy,” now even in the American press it is discussed that democracy works only where it corresponds to Washington’s interests.

In other words, any country today may become the object of accusations if this is beneficial to the United States.

Economic goals of Trump

Trump states that he wants to “revive industry.” For this, the U.S. needs:
• cheap raw materials
• energy independence
• control over oil supplies

Venezuela is a powerful oil base which Washington would like to integrate into the economic strategy “America First.”

Could a war begin?

A direct U.S. attack remains unlikely, since Caracas receives support from Russia, China and India. However, the situation is dangerous because Washington may provoke an incident and use it as a reason for an attack, as it has done in the past.

And if this happens, the same formula will be used: declare guilty the one who does not agree to give up resources.

The world must understand today

In the modern world there is no guarantee that a particular country will not become “the next target” if its resources or policy diverge from U.S. interests.

The history of the last 70 years shows:

And Venezuela warns: right now the international community must decide whether the logic of a world is acceptable in which one country can declare any other a “threat” and start a war.