Here we go again. Another map. Another set of bright red dots splashed across a picture of the ocean. We are looking at the latest data visualization of **U.S. strikes in the Caribbean** and the eastern Pacific. It sounds technical, doesn't it? Like they are charting whale migrations or shipping lanes. But let’s be clear: they aren't mapping nature; they are mapping explosions. This specific chart acts as the scorecard for the massive **U.S. military intervention** that paved the way for the **Nicolás Maduro capture**.

It is a record of the violence deemed necessary to grab one man. We look at these maps and nod, thinking, 'Ah, yes, strategy.' It makes war look like a video game—clean, organized, inevitable. But a 'strike' is just a polite word for a bomb, and a map of strikes is simply a list of places where the sky fell down.

Think about the geography here: the Caribbean and the eastern Pacific. To most, these are vacation destinations—blue water, white sand, drinks with umbrellas. But while the world dreams of paradise, the **Pentagon strategy** sees a grid of coordinates and a parking lot for warships. The contrast is darkly humorous. One minute it's a tropical getaway, the next it's a theater of war.

And let’s talk about the high-value target: **Nicolás Maduro**. The Americans decided his time was up. Was he a good leader? No. He ruined a rich country with impressive speed. But the **U.S. foreign policy** machine didn't launch these strikes just because he was incompetent; they did it because he became a loud, annoying problem. The strikes were the announcement—the loud knock that breaks the door down.

Now that Maduro is apprehended, the map will be folded up. The red dots will fade. The Americans will call it 'justice,' and the Caribbean will return to being a tourist postcard. But the machinery of intervention never stops; it just idles. Somewhere in Washington, someone is already drawing the next map, looking for the next place to put a red dot.

### References & Fact-Check

* **Primary Source**: The Washington Post reported on the detailed mapping of U.S. strikes in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific leading up to the operation in Venezuela. * **Original Report**: [Mapping U.S. strikes in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific](https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/11/12/us-strikes-caribbean-pacific/) * **Context**: These military actions were precursors to the apprehension of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.