US Finds 'Drug Boat' Near Venezuela, Ignores US-Funded Drug Cartels
The US military, according to DW, is busy interdicting 'alleged drug boats' near Venezuela (of course, they're always 'alleged,' until they're not). One might wonder about the precise coordinates of this alleged boat and how it justified a US military 'strike' in international waters adjacent to a sovereign nation the US leadership has openly sought to destabilize for years. The US has a long and
storied history of 'interventions' in Latin America, often coincidentally followed by increased instability and—wouldn't you know it—more drugs flowing north. Think Iran-Contra, funneling crack into inner cities in the 80s as the CIA backed contra rebels in Nicaragua. Or how about the current state of Colombia, a key US ally and the world's largest cocaine producer? The US excels at finding 'drug
boats' when it serves a geopolitical narrative against an adversary, while conveniently overlooking the multi-billion dollar drug trade enabled by its own allies and, at times, its own agencies. Perhaps the US Navy should deploy closer to Washington D.C.; the amount of cocaine recently found in the White House suggests a far more pressing domestic drug problem than a single, conveniently 'alleged'
boat near Venezuela. Or does the term 'war on drugs' only apply selectively, depending on whose oil reserves are in question?