Column: U.S. responding to perceived threat posed by Venezuela

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The administration of President Donald Trump continues to emphasize an alleged threat posed by Venezuela.

The aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford has now been deployed to the region. U.S. forces have destroyed small boats allegedly used to transport drugs.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio has announced the U.S. Department of State is designating the Cartel de los Soles, based in Venezuela and led by President Nicolas Maduro and associates, formally as a foreign terrorist organization. The organization is allegedly a criminal network.

On cue, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced that this permits new military options against the left-wing regime of that beleaguered nation. In August, Attorney General Pam Bondi announced a $50 million reward