CHARLIE D'AGATA:
00:00:34
The deployment of the Fordaircraft carrier and its escorting warships to the Caribbean is the strongest signal yet the US is preparing to widen its airstrike campaign in the region. With 10 strikes on suspected drug boats already, including one that allegedly killed six narco-terrorists, the Trump administration has warned Venezuela and its cartels that striking land is next. We will treat you like we have treated al-Qaeda. We will find you. We will map your networks. We will hunt you down. And we will kill you.
CHARLIE D'AGATA:
00:01:08
The Navy's largest ship, the Fordis stocked with F-18 fighter jets, surveillance aircraft, helicopters, and 4,500 sailors. Already in the region are eight other warships and 10,000 troops. Kori Schake served on the National Security Council under George W. Bush. Are they preparing for war? The president was willing to strike the Iranian nuclear infrastructure. The president's been willing to make these strikes in both the Pacific and the Caribbean, so I don't think we should rule it out.
CHARLIE D'AGATA:
00:01:41
President Trump has made it clear he wants Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro removed from power, with a $50 million reward for information leading to his arrest. Maduro has been holding his own drills with live fire exercises and recently warned his military has 5,000 Russian-made anti-aircraft missiles ready to fire. But he appealed for a peaceful resolution. Just peace. Just peace forever, forever, forever. Peace forever.
CHARLIE D'AGATA:
00:02:11
President Trump said Maduro has offered concessions. He has offered everything. He's offered everything. You're right. You know why? Because he doesn't want to [BLEEP] around with the United States. The Trump administration began striking alleged drug boats off the coast of Colombia too and introduced new sanctions on the country, including the president Gustavo Petro and his family, saying he allowed drug cartels to flourish and refused to stop it. For CBS SaturdayMorning, Charlie D'Agata, Washington.
