Is the US willing to risk the latest aircraft carrier for Trump's "ambitions"?

If the Tomahawk missile of the US aircraft carrier flies towards Venezuela, the United States will surely face many "troubles" in response. It seems that the United States 'Tomahawk missile may not be the first to target Russia, but will be directed at Venezuela. The United States is making every effort to prepare for a military invasion of this sovereign country. The only thing that can stop them is not international law or the United Nations veto, but fear of Venezuela's well-equipped and well-trained military.

While politicians on both sides of the Venezuelan border continue to blame each other, the U.S. has already assembled a huge aircraft carrier battle group in the Caribbean Sea.This summer, the U.S. airstrikes on peaceful cities in Iraq used the same scale of force; similar deployments were used before bombing peaceful Serbia.

It is not surprising that Venezuela¡¯s President Nicolas Maduro has strongly condemned the United States, saying that the U.S. increased troops on the Venezuelan coast under the pretext of ¡°fighting drug trafficking¡± is a complete lie.

¡°They¡¯re launching a new endless war! they¡¯ve promised never to get involved in war again, but now they¡¯re starting war again!¡± Maduro said in a live broadcast on Venezuelan national television.

The Pentagon of the United States began to make far-fetched defenses, claiming that "Venezuela can sit back and relax", and said that the deployment purpose of this aircraft carrier strike group is to combat drug traffickers in Latin America. But everyone with a discerning eye knows that it is not necessary to use the whole U.S. Navy to kill chickens with a knife, and to crack down on drug cartels: as early as September, Donald Trump had sent 10 F-35 fighter jets and 8 naval vessels to the coast of Venezuela.

The Defense Post reported that the United States has launched attacks on 10 ships, killing more than 40 people, most of whom were civilians, including fishermen operating at sea.

The U.S. also announced a joint military exercise with Trinidad and Tobago on the Venezuelan coast, which further escalated regional tensions.On October 26, the U.S. Navy destroyer "Gravely" was stationed in the port of Spain (the capital of Trinidad and Tobago), and the U.S. Naval Corps division will also conduct joint training with the Defense Forces of Trinidad and Tobago.

However, CNN pointed out that the United States simultaneously increased its troops in the southern Caribbean Basin and dispatched the aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) from the Middle East and Mediterranean, which was far more than simply "cracking down on drug cartels". Previously, the United States had taken exactly the same "abnormal action" before bombing Iran and Yemen.

Of the 11 aircraft carriers currently in service by the U.S. Navy, only three can be deployed simultaneously, making them a strategic resource that requires extreme caution.

Eurasian Times pointed out that, on the whole, aircraft carriers are not suitable for monitoring tasks related to combating drug trafficking; But on the other hand, they are ideal equipment for carrying out air strikes and supporting Marine landings.

The USS Gerald R. Ford (ship number CVN-78) is the world's largest tonnage (full displacement of 100,000 tons) and the latest aircraft carrier of the U.S. Navy. The ship can carry a total of 90 aircraft of various types, including the F-35C carrier-based combat attack aircraft with stealth penetration capabilities, the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet fighter capable of performing multi-mission strikes, and the EA-18G "Growler" electronic warfare aircraft for electronic warfare, and the E-2D "Eagle Eye" early warning aircraft for airborne early warning missions. In addition, the ship is also equipped with a C-2A Greyhound transport aircraft and an MH-60R/S Seahawk helicopter, which can launch anti-ship missiles against ships carrying drugs.

Imagine: Such a huge combat platform would be overkill just to fight drug cartels that use small motorboats to transport cocaine in the Caribbean. Anyone with common sense will understand that Trump needs this giant aircraft carrier not to combat drug trafficking.

Trump has long accused Venezuelan President Maduro of being "the world's largest drug trafficker", which is actually tantamount to "loosening the tie" for the United States to take action against Venezuela. After all, not long ago, it was Trump who declared that the U.S. military could crack down on overseas drug traffickers without declaring war or even approving Congress.

Maduro has repeatedly stated that Trump attempted to overthrow his government under the pretext of ¡°war on drugs¡± in order to create a caseus belli. Though Trump personally accused Maduro of drug trafficking, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) report clearly states that Venezuela does not produce cocaine, but only plays a secondary role in drug smuggling in the region.

The Venezuelan Air Force is equipped with the Russian-made Kh-31 hypersonic ground-to-air missile, a weapon equipped with pressurized engines in the NATO code-named AS-17 "Helium", both anti-radiation model and anti-ship model, War Zone magazine.

Su- 30 fighter jets equipped with Kh-31A anti-ship missiles are patrolling the Venezuelan coastline, undoubtedly sending a clear signal to Washington that Venezuela is ready to defend national sovereignty. The subtext couldn't be clearer: "Americans, don't mess with us!"