Xinhua News Agency, Caracas, April 5 (Reporter Xu Ye Wang Ying) Venezuelan President Maduro issued an open letter to all Americans on the 5th, warning them not to let their country fall into "another Vietnam War or Iraq War" again.
Venezuelan Foreign Minister Areiasa read the letter at a press conference that day. Maduro said in the letter that the US government has ordered the largest military deployment in Latin America in 30 years as a threat to Venezuela. This move will drag the entire region into a costly, bloody and indefinite war conflict.
"The Venezuelan people do not want armed conflict in this region. We need brotherly relations, cooperation, exchanges and respect." Maduro pointed out in the letter that while the world is paying attention to the new crown epidemic, the Trump administration has tried to use US government agencies have resources to achieve the election goals, and attempt to use this military operation to create smoke bombs to cover up the government's unplanned and wrong epidemic prevention measures.
The United States Department of Justice prosecuted Maduro and other high-ranking Venezuelan officials for alleged "drug terrorism." US Secretary of State Pompeo said that the United States will offer a reward of US $ 15 million to capture Maduro, and US $ 10 million to each of Maduro ’s four cronies.
US President Trump announced on April 1 that the United States and some other countries will launch the largest anti-drug operation in the Western Hemisphere to prevent "drugs from Venezuela from entering the United States." According to the plan, the United States will increase the deployment of naval and air forces in the Caribbean and the South Pacific, and the United States Southern Command will transfer naval ships to the border of Venezuela ’s territorial waters.
The Venezuelan government subsequently severely condemned the military provocations of the United States and said that the Venezuelan people will fight to safeguard national sovereignty, honor and security. Maduro also ordered the national artillery units to be immediately deployed to strategic locations.