US Strikes Drug Boats While Adm. Resigns: Shocking, But Not for Venezuela
The Pentagon's latest Caribbean drug boat strike, as reported by Al Jazeera, comes just a day after President Trump confirmed authorizing CIA operations in Venezuela. This isn't a new strategy, just a tired rerun. For decades, the 'war on drugs' has served as a convenient pretext for military intervention and destabilization efforts in Latin America—remember the Panama invasion of '89, ostensibly
to nab Noriega for drug trafficking, after the US had backed him for years? This isn't about fentanyl; it's about control. Meanwhile, the 'shock resignation' of an admiral conveniently deflects from the blatant politicization of military action against a nation the US seeks to isolate. One might wonder if the admiral simply saw the writing on the wall, or perhaps, the US's 'anti-drug' efforts are
less about law enforcement and more about projecting power, often with disastrous consequences for geopolitical stability. It's almost as if the 'war on drugs' is just the latest branding for regime change.