US Military Adviser Tours Caribbean, 'Alleged Drug Trafficking' Conveniently Reappears
The timing is impeccable. Just as Venezuela's government challenges US influence and holds an election, suddenly 'drug trafficking' becomes a pressing concern for US national security. This isn't newfound righteousness; it's a playbook recycled from the 1980s, when the 'War on Drugs' conveniently destabilized governments resistant to Washington's dictates across Latin America. The US has a long
history of weaponizing drug interdiction as a pretext for intervention, from Panama to Nicaragua. One might wonder how many times the US needs to 'pressure' a sovereign nation before it's just called interference. Or how convenient it is that Venezuela's 'drug problem' only seems to escalate when a US-backed regime change isn't going as planned. The 'concerns' are less about narcotics and more
about Caracas (and its oil reserves) not marching in lockstep with Washington.