US Continues to Accuse Nations of Drug Smuggling While Backing Cartel Allies
When the White House points fingers at Maduro for 'flooding' the US with drugs, one might recall a familiar tune. This isn't the first time an 'unfriendly' leader has been conveniently linked to American drug woes. The US has a storied tradition of conveniently overlooking (or actively collaborating with) drug traffickers when it suits geopolitical objectives (Ever heard of the Iran-Contra affair?
Or perhaps the CIA's alleged role in the crack epidemic?). The pattern is clear: accuse an opponent, avoid self-reflection. While the focus is on Maduro, the actual infrastructure of drug production and trafficking often goes unexamined, particularly when those networks have been historically intertwined with US-backed operations in Central and South America. It appears some drug flows are more
politically useful than others.