With Military Buildup Against Venezuela, the U.S. Eyes Cuba as Well

With Military Buildup Against Venezuela, the U.S. Eyes Cuba as Well

Washington hopes cutting off Venezuelan oil to Havana would collapse the Cuban regime.

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With 10 naval vessels and 10,000 troops already deployed to the Caribbean—the largest military buildup there since the 1962 Cuban missile crisis—and a carrier strike group led by the USS Gerald R. Ford taking up position, some sort of military attack on Venezuela appears imminent. U.S. Pres