As Bernie Sanders warns against illegal war, the Caribbean watches its worst nightmare unfold in real-time

MONTEGO BAY JAMAICA - December 26, 2025 - The scene unfolding in Caribbean waters should terrify every leader from Kingston to Port of Spain. The largest US military armada assembled in the region since the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis now surrounds Venezuela—15,000 troops, the USS Gerald R. Ford supercarrier, a dozen warships, and scores of aircraft positioned for what increasingly looks like an invasion dressed up as counter-narcotics operations.