US 'Counter-Narcotics' War Now Includes Picking Venezuelan Targets
Bloomberg's headline, 'Trump Officials Identify Venezuela Strike Targets, Reports Say,' details how the US, under the guise of an 'counter-narcotics campaign,' selected military facilities in Venezuela for potential strikes ( Wall Street Journal and Miami Herald cited). One might wonder how bombing another country’s military facilities falls under 'drug interdiction' rather than, say, an act of
war. This 'counter-narcotics' framing is a convenient rebrand for the historical US playbook—from Nicaragua’s Contras to Panama’s Noriega, drug wars frequently serve as pretexts for regime change and intervention. Remember when Colin Powell presented dubious evidence of WMDs to justify invading Iraq? Same script, different 'threat.' Instead of questioning the blatant justification for military
intervention against a sovereign nation, the media simply reports that 'targets were identified.' Apparently, targeting a country's military is just business as usual when shrouded in the noble crusade against drugs. How many 'counter-something' campaigns do we need before the public questions the actual intent?