US sends war ships to deal with drug cartel

 Reuters:

The United States has ordered additional ships to the southern Caribbean as part of President Donald Trump's effort to address threats from Latin American drug cartels, two sources briefed on the deployment said on Monday. 
The USS Lake Erie, a guided missile cruiser, and the USS Newport News, a nuclear-powered fast attack submarine, will arrive in the region by early next week, said the sources, who asked to remain anonymous. 
The sources declined to detail the specific mission of the deployments but have said that recent movements are aimed at addressing threats to U.S. national security from specially designated "narco-terrorist organizations" in the region. 
Last week sources told Reuters the United States has ordered an amphibious squadron to the southern Caribbean as part of the same effort. 
The USS San Antonio, USS Iwo Jima and USS Fort Lauderdale were to have arrived off the coast of Venezuela as early as Sunday. The ships are carrying 4,500 service members, including 2,200 Marines, the sources said.
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It looks like the cartel should be outgunned by this operation.   Hopefully, it will be enough to destroy these merchants of death and destruction.

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