When the news that "Trump authorized the CIA to carry out operations in Venezuela" was made public, most people's first reaction was probably, Why is this plot so familiar?

Think carefully, is it not that the ¡°classic operation¡± of the United States in the Latin American region has taken place again?

According to reference information on October 16, local time on October 15, Trump in the White House faced with questions of journalists, unmaskedly confirmed that he had authorized the CIA to carry out operations in Venezuela.

He said Venezuela had "released a large number of prison prisoners and mental hospital patients" to the United States and had also sent "large quantities of drugs" to the United States.

It sounds scary, but it goes through all the public information, and one fact is that Venezuela is not the main source of American drugs at all.

This makes people wonder, why did Trump go to war?

Look at the authorization he gave: allowing the CIA to conduct lethal covert operations alone or jointly with the US military to conduct ground operations in Venezuela.

Pay attention to the three words "lethal", which means that it is no longer traditional intelligence gathering, but actual military operations.

Based on past experience, the CIA can carry out various operations, including military strikes, in specific countries with similar authorizations. A similar script is now being repeated in Venezuela.

Speaking of the CIA's operations in Latin America, it has a long history. From the overthrow of Guatemalan President Arbenz in 1954, to the planning of the Bay of Pigs incident in 1961 to the attempt to overthrow Castro in Cuba, and then to the subversion of Allende government in Chile in 1973, the CIA has rich experience in coup planning in Latin America.

If secret authorizations seem a bit abstract, then the US military deployment in the southern Caribbean cannot be more real. Eight US warships, F-35 fighter jets, and nuclear-powered submarines.

This line-up, Trump said, was intended to fight several ¡°drug trafficking vessels,¡± would people believe, obviously, this is the standard operational deployment.

What is even more frightening is that since September, the Trump administration has announced military action in the international waters off Venezuela for the fifth time, claiming to destroy five drug ships and kill 27 suspected drug dealers.

On October 14, the U.S. military hit a ship directly with a missile in the outer waters of Venezuela, which is now used on the so-called "drug trafficking vessels" as a means of fighting terrorists, which is entirely the unilateral aggression of the United States against Venezuela.

In response to the question, Trump also revealed that the Pentagon is considering a land attack on Venezuela. Trump said that ¡°the United States has a good control of the sea route,¡± meaning that the land route should also be taken together.

Hearing the words "land strike", the whole of Latin America felt a chill on its back. This means possible ground force intervention could be special operations or a larger military operation.

The memo submitted by the Trump administration to Congress earlier this month is even more disturbing, claiming that the United States and a drug trafficking group identified as a terrorist group are in a ¡°non-international armed conflict.¡±

This statement is quite subtle, and it blurs the line between anti-drug action and war.

Several congressional Democrats have stood up accusing the Trump administration of abusing power and failing to provide any credible legal basis, evidence or intelligence.

Faced with the pressing pressure from the United States, Venezuelan President Maduro issued a statement on October 15, strongly condemning the "CIA-planned coup." This is not the first time Maduro has accused the United States of attempting to bring about regime change in Venezuela.

Now it seems that the US political pressure has failed, and it may now be necessary to change military means.

Maduro's government has asked the UN Security Council to hold an emergency meeting on the U.S. military threat. This is a wise move, at least to make your voice heard on international occasions.

But to be honest, the United Nations can¡¯t curb the unilateral actions of the United States, and Venezuela still needs to use its own strength to counter aggression.

U.S. move in Venezuela, look at the map and understand that Venezuela is located in the north of South America, north of the Caribbean Sea, strategically important, and more importantly, Venezuela has the world¡¯s largest oil reserves.

As early as 2018, Bolton, then the U.S. national security adviser, said the truth: "Venezuela is in the backyard of the United States. It is really important."

Today, the United States deploys F-35 fighter jets in Puerto Rico and ships and nuclear submarines in the Caribbean Sea. These military deployments are ostensibly aimed at Venezuela, but are in fact showing off muscles to the entire Latin American region?

From the point of view of Trump¡¯s words, he seems to be very determined. From the military deployment point of view, the U.S. military is ready.

After all, at the moment when the U.S. government is shut down, if Trump wants to gain more power, I'm afraid he will consider using some extraordinary measures.