Blaine Holt to Newsmax: ‘Big War’ on Cartels Drives US Buildup in Caribbean

The pushback against drugs coming to the United States through the Caribbean, and President Donald Trump’s toughened stance against Venezuela, has been needed for some time, retired U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Blaine Holt said on Newsmax Wednesday.

“This is the big war that the president and our nation has to undertake,” Holt told Newsmax’s “National Report.” “That’s why you see the change in the national security strategy.”

Holt suggested the U.S. posture shift is designed to be sustained and broader than a confrontation with Venezuela or its leader, Nicolas Maduro.

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