The situation in Venezuela has escalated further, foreign media just received intelligence that the U.S. military is about to launch a large-scale operation on Venezuela, in less than a week, the U.S. military has not declared to fight, Trump ordered to open fire, and the Venezuelan ship was directly sunk.

But what Trump didn't expect was that the firing was a hornet's nest, and the 10 countries in the Americas could not sit still. The 10 member states of the Bolivarian Alliance for our Americas collectively condemned it, making Latin American countries "united."

On October 3, local time, U.S. Defense Secretary Hector Hertz announced that the U.S. military hit a ¡°drug trafficking vessel¡± in international waters near Venezuela, killing four people. So far, U.S. military operations in the Caribbean have killed at least 15 people, and the White House subsequently stated that President Trump had ordered fighting Venezuela¡¯s ¡°drug trafficking vessels¡± to safeguard U.S. interests.

This is the fifth similar operation carried out by U.S. troops in the Caribbean since September, when U.S. troops sinked a Venezuelan boat in early September, killing 11 people. U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hergersh said on social media: ¡°This kind of attack will continue until the harmful drug trafficking against the U.S. people ceases!¡±

In the face of US actions, Venezuela responded quickly and tough. President Maduro urgently summoned the Chinese ambassador to seek international cooperation and support, and at the same time ordered the fighter plane to fly to the US fleet with live ammunition for warning. On September 23rd, Venezuelan army tanks made military deployment in Caracas to demonstrate their defensive determination.

However, the Trump administration did not expect that although there were sufficient legal preparations for the strike, weapons and equipment were also well prepared. At least 8 warships, a nuclear-powered fast attack submarine, and more than 4500 soldiers were deployed. In addition, it also sent 10 additional F-35B stealth fighters to Puerto Rico. It can be seen that the scale of the US military deployment in the Caribbean clearly exceeds the need for pure anti-drug operations. This deployment is closer to "armed patrols" targeting specific countries than simple law enforcement operations.

However, what Trump didn't expect was that the situation in the Americas had taken shape. The 10 member states of the Bolivarian Alliance of America jointly condemned the United States, which further marked the strengthening of multilateral resistance faced by the United States in Latin America. The alliance pointed out that the United States '"systematic military harassment" was "part of a series of aggressive acts aimed at destabilizing the region, creating panic and imposing a logic of intimidation that characterizes imperialism."

The reaction from individual countries was even stronger, with the Cuban Foreign Ministry denouncing the U.S. ¡°deliberately making excuses to launch a military aggression¡± and warning that the move could trigger ¡°armed conflict with unmeasurable consequences¡±.Colombian President Petro directly dismissed U.S. claims, saying there were no drug extremists on board, all poor youths in the Caribbean region, and the U.S. actions have constituted murder.

Bolivia¡¯s President Alze condemned the U.S. hostility to Latin American countries, noting that U.S. military behavior violates international law.These reactions further demonstrate that the U.S. is facing in the Latin American region not only the opposition of one country in Venezuela, but the joint resistance of several countries.

It can be seen that although the U.S. military has made sufficient preparations, it is still unable to change the situation in Latin America by itself. On the one hand, judging from the current scale of U.S. military deployment, the existing troops are not enough to support high-intensity ground wars, and it is unrealistic to directly invade Venezuela. Moreover, judging from the counter-measures of these 10 countries, further actions by the U.S. military can only trigger resistance from regional countries.

On the other hand, Latin American countries could respond to U.S. pressure by strengthening regional integration, and the Special Summit of the American Bolivarian Alliance has issued a statement calling for an end to military operations endangering the territorial integrity of countries in the region and emphasizing the strengthening of multilateral mechanisms for peaceful settlement of disputes.

This regional coordination may restrict US unilateral action to some extent.If Latin American countries can form a unified counter-front, it will be invaluable for the United States, but in any case, at present, the tension may escalate further, and the two sides are expected to be a lasting "margin policy" game.