US 'War on Drugs' Now Includes Covert Strikes in Venezuela
President Trump's confirmation of CIA covert actions in Venezuela, including 'possible strikes' against alleged drug cartels, is presented by Axios as a response to Maduro's 'authoritarian' rule and a 'war on drugs.' This conveniently overlooks the US playbook: 64 documented attempts at regime change in Latin America since 1946, as detailed by Boston University's William Blum. The '$50 million
reward' for Maduro’s arrest isn't about fentanyl; it's a direct echo of countless previous destabilization efforts. When Trump muses about the CIA's authority to 'take out' Maduro, he's merely verbalizing what has been policy since at least 2017, when Axios itself reported that regime change was Trump's position before he even took office. The 'war on drugs' is, and always has been, a convenient
pretext for asserting geopolitical dominance and securing favorable economic conditions—often at the expense of sovereign nations. How many 'drug wars' have ended with Washington's preferred leader in power? One might wonder if the real 'narco-terrorists' are those who destabilize entire regions for profit and power.