U.S. Strikes in the Caribbean Set to Challenge Maduro and Trump
The use of deadly force against Venezuelan traffickers marks the beginning of a new strategy. Will it work?
In less than a month, U.S. forces have carried out three lethal maritime strikes and one boarding in the Caribbean Sea targeting vessels allegedly tied to Venezuela’s Cartel de los Soles and its ally, the Tren de Aragua. The campaign marks the arrival of a new U.S. doctrine that may have a broad impact in Latin America: traffickers linked to designated terrorist organizations are no longer treated as criminals for prosecution, but as enemy combatants who can be neutralized without legal proceedings. The scale of the deployment underscores how seriously Washington is treating this...
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