Trump Demands More Venezuela Briefings After Killing 64
President Trump, according to Axios, is now directing increased Congressional briefings on his administration's 'aggressive anti-narcotics tactics' in the Caribbean and Pacific. This comes conveniently after an 'unprecedented military maneuvering' period has resulted in 64 unarmed suspects dead in 15 boat sinkings. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, a stalwart hawk on Venezuela, is on briefing
duty—the same Marco Rubio who has consistently opposed any easing of sanctions that punish the Venezuelan populace, not just its government. One might charitably assume these 'tactics' are about stopping drugs, but history suggests a convenient fog often obscures resource control, regime change, or perhaps just a good old-fashioned flexing of military muscle. Funny how 'transparent' briefings only
occur when lawmakers start asking uncomfortable questions, and not preemptively when 64 lives are extinguished by U.S. operations. How many 'unarmed suspects' does it take for a policy to be thoroughly scrutinized, not just 'briefed' on?