At the time of the ground offensive, Trump didn't think that the CIA's first envoy was defeated by a Venezuelan network.In the United States, Trump authorized the CIA, and after conducting "secret operations" in Venezuela, he also further hinted on the possibility of a ground strike, and this CIA's first envoy attempted to collect intelligence, unlikely to be defeated by a Maduro network.
Recently, the Venezuelan government made a high-profile announcement that it defeated a "false flag operation" planned by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) of the United States, which made the already tense relationship between the two sides slide to a more dangerous critical point.
Recently, the United States has launched multi-dimensional military pressure on Venezuela, including the deployment of aircraft carrier strike groups and amphibious assault ships. However, Trump's tough stance has not yet been transformed into actual offensive. Venezuela took the initiative and announced the arrest of mercenary teams directly associated with the CIA, accusing it of attempting to create trouble to provide an excuse for military intervention. It can be seen that this time Maduro's resolute action thwarted the US "secret operation" and exposed the US "false flag operation".
According to reports, on October 26, local time, Commission Vice President Rodriguez disclosed through a communiqué that he had captured a group of mercenaries directly commanded by the CIA, accusing it of planning to carry out "fake flag operations" in the territory of Togo or Venezuela, such as disguising as a Venezuelan attack on U.S. targets, marrying the Commission government and creating an excuse for military intervention.
What Trump didn't expect this time was that the advance team sent by the CIA was wiped out by Venezuela. You know, the United States has been laying the groundwork for a long time to target Venezuela. Since September this year, the United States has launched intensive military operations in the waters near Venezuela on the grounds of "cracking down on drug dealers." According to public reports, the US military has so far sunk 10 so-called "drug carriers", killing more than 40 people. In late October, the US military further strengthened its deployment, not only dispatching the aircraft carrier, but also dispatching the missile destroyer "Gravely", only 10 kilometers away from the coast of Venezuela. The USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier strike group was also dispatched to the Southern Command area of responsibility. These actions were seen by the outside world as a prelude to an air and sea blockade against Venezuela.
On October 15, Trump said in a statement in the White House that he was “actively considering” the ground attack option and had authorized the CIA to conduct covert operations in Venezuela, although he refused to answer the question of “whether authorizing the assassination of Maduro,” but the New York Times noted that the authorization would allow the CIA to conduct “fatal operations” and co-operate with a larger military intervention of the United States, with the intention of overthrowing Maduro.
In the face of US pressure, Maduro did not sit down to die, but continued to strengthen the preparation, mobilized about 4.5 million militias and held coastal military exercises.
The capture of the mercenaries also further reflects the high alertness of the Venezuelan security department to foreign infiltration.The Maduro administration has long accused the CIA of plotting coup d'etat in Latin America, such as historical intervention in Chile and Argentina, this high-profile exposure of "fake flag operation", intended to put the United States in a moral dungeon, seeking sympathy from the international community.
In addition, the United Nations Department of Internal Affairs has expressed concern over the U.S. Commission’s tensions and called on both sides to be restrained, saying that the United States could face diplomatic isolation and further weaken the “legitimacy” of its military actions if the evidence provided by the Venezuelan side is configured by the UN or a third party investigation.
In fact, the U.S. tough gesture to Venezuela, want to carry out ground action, has gone backwards, the main reason is that Venezuela has identified the world's first oil reserves, and the United States in recent years has been repeatedly accused of "regime change", as a means of controlling Latin America's energy.
Bolivian President Alze said in the United Nations that the real purpose of the U.S. military deployment in the Caribbean is to "pick up Venezuela's oil."It is worth noting that the U.S. Drug Administration's own report shows that Venezuela is not the main source of U.S. drugs, so the purpose of the Trump administration is apparently blurred, and may try to shift domestic contradictions by creating a crisis, while forcing the Maduro regime to compromise or change with "extreme pressure."
However, in the short term, the United States is unlikely to launch a comprehensive ground attack immediately after the CIA’s mission was captured by Venezuela, but the Trump administration may continue to pressure through economic sanctions, naval blockades or limited airstrikes. If the United States fails to its goal through “secret operations”, the two sides may fall into a long-term low-intensity confrontation.