The U.S. military has killed at least 32 people in seven strikes off the coast of Venezuela without telling Congress or the American people who was killed, or on what evidence.

The big picture: The U.S. is eight weeks into a military campaign in the Caribbean Sea with the twin aims of stopping drugs and, potentially, toppling Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro. • "Officially, our position is we're there to stop narco-terrorists. We're going to blow up their boats. And we're going to be patient about it. No one is in any rush," a senior administration official said.

The scene: The Trump administration has deployed an unprecedented number of warships, spy planes, fighter jets, bombers, drones, and U.S. Marines off the coast of Venezuela. • Last week, Trump confirmed he'd authorized CIA

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