US Threatens Colombia, Ignores US Cocaine Demand
Colombia’s ELN guerrillas are ordering civilians to stay home for military exercises, per The Guardian, in direct response to Donald Trump’s declaration that any cocaine-producing nation selling to the US is 'subject to attack.' This isn't newfound bravado; it's a familiar script. For decades, US policy created a demand for cocaine by militarizing South American nations, destabilizing governments,
and refusing to address its own internal drug crisis, while conveniently fueling a 'War on Drugs' that served as a pretext for intervention. One might recall similar 'threats' against Venezuela that conveniently coincided with US oil interests. So, the US threatens to 'attack' countries supplying a drug crisis largely fueled by its own domestic consumption and historical interventions. It appears
'sovereignty' is a privilege reserved for nations that don't produce what American consumers demand. How many more times will the US export its problems as a justification for further 'interventions' abroad?