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US national security officials have reportedly ruled out plans to deploy ground troops in Venezuela following the abduction of President Nicolas Maduro. The claims refute US President Donald Trump’s earlier threats of further military action.
The US triggered international outrage on Saturday when its special forces raided Caracas to seize Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, who were later indicted in New York on drug trafficking charges and pleaded not guilty.
Caracas denounced the operation as an “imperialist attack,” while Trump defended it on security grounds, invoking the 19th-century Monroe Doctrine that frames Latin America as Washington’s sphere of influence. Trump later said he was ready to deploy additional forces and “do a second strike” if interim Venezuelan President Delcy Rodriguez failed to cooperate with Washington…
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