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US presence... about ousting Maduro
Posted: Sunday, September 7, 2025
Former senator: US presence in Caribbean about ousting Maduro, not drugs
"They have sanctioned the government of Venezuela. They have sanctioned individuals. They have imposed sanctions all over the place, and they are very, very deleterious," he said, adding that sanctions have had "a crippling effect on the economy." He noted the Trump administration's increased US$50 million bounty on President Nicolás Maduro.
Although he stressed that he is "in no way a Maduro supporter," Watson said the principle of sovereignty must be respected. "If he has to be dealt with, he must be dealt with by the people of Venezuela and by nobody else. That's a point I want to make clear up front.
"We are now seeing in the region the US has commissioned a full-fledged armada comprising at least seven warships, one nuclear-powered fast attack submarine, 4,500 troops, sailors and marines," he said.
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