Caribbean War

The Caribbean War was a war between the United States and the Caribbean Union, lasting from 2037 to 2040. The war started on May 16, 2037, when Congress officially declared war on the CU after it was revealed Caribbean officials had attempted to convince the Governors of Puerto Rico and Puerto Virgo to secede and join the CU. Also accepted as a reason was the sinking of 3 American civilian vessels.

Despite many thinking the war would be over in weeks, the State of Venezuela joined the war two days after the declaration. Despite the overthrowing of Venezuela's socialist dictatorship during the Venezuela War, a radical government had once again taken root in the nation, and the new government sought to take revenge on the United States for its role in destroying the socialists.

Background
On January 21, 2031, the nations of Cuba, Jamacia, Dominican Republic, the Bahamas and Haiti merged together into the Caribbean Union, a federalized union state. Over time, various East Indies nations joined. The Union initially was a close ally of the US, however, more and more Caribbeans wanted the US states of Puerto Rico and Puerto Virgo (which had been admitted to the Union in 2029) to become part of the CU. The feelings were not mutual, as the citizens of the two states loved the Union. Those that didn't (a tiny minority) gradually migrated to the CU. By 2034, relations were slowly beginning to break down.

Between 2035 and 2037, relations got worse and worse. However, the CU President, Daniel Perez, still wanted good relations. But, as more and more Caribbeans wanted the two US states, Perez lost his re-election bid in 2036. He was replaced with radical Carlos Diego. Diego wanted the states, but understood that there was no way his nation could take on the US and win.