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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSo, it seems that Trump is dead serious about going after the cartel in Venezuela and Columbia.
Of course, he's doing it in a reckless manner, but here are my thoughts: We always assumed that the top dogs (kingpins) in the cartel business never get touched. It's always the lower and middle levels that get arrested. And the assumption was that they might even be Americans.
But, since Trump is going headstrong chasing a gale storm of drug cartel stereotypes, blowing up boats out of the water and calling the Columbian president a cartel drug lord, can we assume that the kingpins are not part of the 1% in the US?
Irish_Dem
(79,504 posts)He and Don Jr have been long time drug addicts.
And Trump doesn't care if regular people die from overdoses or become addicted.
Baitball Blogger
(51,652 posts)What is his motive?
Is it possible that he's removing the competition for someone?
Irish_Dem
(79,504 posts)Putin has become the richest man in the world by being involved in the drug and sex trades.
As well as stealing most of Russia's oil profits.
markodochartaigh
(4,959 posts)disputes between Venezuela and Guyana over oil.
https://repository.law.miami.edu/umblr/vol33/iss3/6/
Irish_Dem
(79,504 posts)Estimated at 303 billion barrels of heavy crude.
bucolic_frolic
(53,899 posts)Maybe a Granada-level invasion for the elections? Jingoism is alive and well.
doc03
(38,804 posts)take a country in SA.