"The US president sent mixed signals over his plans for Venezuela as his military build-up in the Caribbean continues. President Donald Trump has sent mixed signals over the potential for a United States military intervention in Venezuela, as he dismissed talk of war but threatened the South American country's leader. During a CBS interview, released on Sunday, the president warned that President Nicholas Maduro's days are numbered."
"Asked if the US was going to war against Venezuela, Trump replied: I doubt it. I don't think so. However, when asked if Maduro's days as president were numbered, the president replied: I would say yeah. I think so. US media outlets have reported that Washington is planning strikes on military installations in Venezuela as part of its war against narco-terrorism. Trump appeared to deny that he is planning attacks inside Venezuela, although he did not rule the idea out completely."
"I wouldn't be inclined to say that I would do that, he said. I'm not going to tell you what I'm going to do with Venezuela. Maduro, who faces indictment in the US on drug trafficking charges, has accused Washington of using a drug offensive as a pretext for imposing regime change in Caracas to seize Venezuelan oil. The US military has carried out more than a dozen strikes on vessels in the Caribbean and the Pacific in recent weeks, killing at least 65 people."
President Donald Trump issued contradictory statements about a possible US military intervention in Venezuela while US forces increased their presence in the Caribbean. Trump dismissed talk of war but said Nicolás Maduro's days as president were numbered and refused to fully confirm or rule out strikes inside Venezuela. US media reported planned strikes on Venezuelan military installations as part of a campaign against narco-terrorism. The US military conducted more than a dozen strikes on vessels in the Caribbean and Pacific, killing at least 65 people. UN officials and rights groups characterize the attacks as extrajudicial killings, and Washington has not publicly released evidence of narcotics trafficking or imminent threat.
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