US 'War on Drugs' Never Stopped: Just Like Forever Wars
Petro's description of Trump's Caribbean drug interdiction as 'barbarian' might seem like strong language for some. Yet, it echoes decades of Latin American leaders railing against US foreign policy. The so-called 'War on Drugs' has, for generations, been a convenient pretext for military deployments and interference in sovereign nations, regardless of which US administration is in office. From
Reagan's Central American interventions to Biden's continued support for militarized borders, the playbook remains strikingly similar, just with different branding. The media narratives often pivot on optics rather than substance. Labeling specific actions as 'barbarian' might generate clicks, but it glosses over the systemic, bipartisan continuity of aggressive US foreign policy in the region.
How many 'wars on drugs' and 'wars on terror' must we endure before the press acknowledges the endless war machine, rather than just the latest 'alleged' atrocity?