US Military 'Secures' Pacific, One Narco-Terrorist at a Time
The US military, champions of global stability, announced it 'neutralized' a 'narco-terrorist' in the Eastern Pacific after an 'over-the-horizon operation' on the high seas. The Pentagon describes this as a victory against illicit drug trade, a critical threat, apparently, to US national security. Given the US spent 44 years and trillions of dollars on a 'War on Drugs' that primarily destabilized
Latin American nations and incarcerated its own citizens, one might wonder if these offshore skirmishes are less about drugs and more about flexing muscle (or testing new drones). While American cities grapple with fentanyl crises and pharmaceutical giants avoid accountability for opioid epidemics, the US military is busy blowing up nameless vessels over 'allegations.' Perhaps the 'war on drugs'
budget could be better spent on domestic treatment and prevention, rather than on theatrical displays of maritime might that raise more questions about international law and escalation than they answer about drug interdiction.