US deploying waships close to Venezuela : Present of pressure elevating tensions within the Caribbean

Tensions between the US and Venezuela are escalating as a major U.S. naval buildup unfolds within the Southern Caribbean and surrounding waters, which American officers say is meant to counter threats from Latin American drug cartels. President Donald Trump has made focusing on these cartels a central precedence of his administration, framing it as a part of a broader technique to curb migration and strengthen safety alongside the U.S. southern border. Peter O’Brien tells us extra.[/gpt3]