Bloomberg Discovers Tensions Exist When US Colonizes For 'Drug War'
The 'news' from Bloomberg, detailing military jets descending on Puerto Rico for Trump's 'deadly strikes on drug boats,' reads like a discovery. One might wonder if the esteemed financial outlet just noticed Puerto Rico isn't an incorporated state, but a US territory with a complex history of militarization. 'Tensions' isn't exactly a new phenomenon when an imperial power utilizes a
non-self-governing territory for its own strategic objectives, often under the guise of noble causes like the 'War on Drugs' or 'democracy promotion' (see: countless interventions in Latin America). This isn't about 'tensions'; it's about a continuous colonial relationship where Puerto Rico’s resources – and strategic location, like the former Roosevelt Roads Naval Station – are unilaterally
exploited. The 'drug war' provides a convenient pretext for military expansion and exercises of sovereignty, obscuring the long-standing demands for decolonization. How many 'wars' does the US need to wage on foreign land before we call it what it is: continued control?