Ships with the Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group and John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group transit the Philippine Sea on November 16, 2018. Petty Officer 3rd Class Connor Loessin
David Axe, National Interest: Why America Has No Aircraft Carrier's Standing By To Take on Venezuela
History explains why.
A failed coup attempt targeting Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro on April 30 ended in confusion and failure. Russian and Cuban advisors and a strong core of the Venezuelan military continues to support Maduro amid economic collapse and widespread protests.
U.S. president Donald Trump in 2018 threatened military action against Maduro but didn’t make good on the threat. Washington instead imposed sanctions in order to pressure Maduro to step down.
But at least one lawmaker wants to escalate Washington’s involvement in the Venezuelan tragedy. “Cuba, Russia send troops to prop Maduro up in Venezuela … while we talk/sanction,” Sen. Lindsey Graham, a South Carolina Republican, on May 3, 2019 tweeted. “Where is our aircraft carrier?”
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WNU Editor: I do not expect any major U.S. military presence near Venezuela for the foreseeable future .... aircraft carriers included. Venezuela is a hopeless mess, and there is little if any public support or political will in the U.S. and elsewhere to intervene militarily followed by spending tens of billions to clean it up.
