U.S. Cuts Aid After Colombia Questions Deadly Strikes
President Trump announced cuts to over $200 million in U.S. aid for Colombia, accusing its leader of 'strongly encouraging the massive production of drugs.' This bold move arrived just as Colombian President Petro dared to question the 'deadly strikes in the Caribbean' conducted by the Trump administration, which allegedly killed Colombian citizens. Apparently, financial incentives only flow one
way when 'allies' start asking inconvenient questions about civilian casualties from undisclosed operations. The U.S. has a long, storied history of dictating policy through 'aid' to Latin American nations, dating back to the Cold War’s anti-communist crusades. It appears Washington's definition of a 'close partner' requires silence on U.S. military actions, regardless of human cost, especially
when those actions are vaguely targeted at 'narco-terrorists' with zero transparency. One might wonder if the real 'rip off' isn't the aid, but the expectation of blind obedience from sovereign nations.