Mobilization Of US Troops In The Caribbean
Gabriel Aguirre / World BEYOND War
(August 22, 2025) — The presence of more than 877 military bases around the world, with at least 76 of them in Latin America, together with the presence of the Fourth Fleet, constitute a real threat to peace and stability in the world and particularly in the region. Throughout its history of interventionism and war, the United States has used various narratives to justify its military interventions, most of which have been shown to be misleading justifications for sowing terror and death in various parts of the world.
Recently, U.S. President Donald Trump announced that the United States had the right to send drones to other countries under the pretext of combating drug trafficking. This statement received a very firm response from the president of Mexico, who pointed out that Mexico is a free and sovereign country and that any action of this kind would be condemned.
In the days that followed, U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi announced, in true Old West style, with an act lacking any legal basis and violating any logical form of respect for international law, and setting a very negative precedent in the world, that the United States was increasing the reward for the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, under the absurd excuse of considering him to be the leader of a drug trafficking cartel.
This built on Trump’s narrative about the Tren de Aragua gang, which has been used to persecute Venezuelan immigrants in the United States, the most notable event of which was the sending of 252 Venezuelans to the CECOT prison in El Salvador. They have now returned to Venezuela.
Immediately, the U.S. government decided to send more than 4,000 troops belonging to the Fourth Fleet to Caribbean waters, with the clear intention of serving as a threat seeking to promote the overthrow of governments that the U.S. considers inconvenient.
This action, which threatens regional peace and stability, has been strongly condemned by the peoples of Abya Yala (Latin America). Our region must be free and sovereign. The dignity of our peoples is priceless and cannot be conditioned, threatened, or coerced.
We strongly oppose any intention to escalate the militarism, and call on all people who love peace to ensure that war is never the answer to global conflicts. We demand an end to aggression against all peoples on this continent. It will not be the threat of military intervention or sanctions that will bring a better future for our peoples, but rather cooperation, solidarity, and the defense of the principle of non-intervention to build peace with social justice.
