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President Donald Trump is considering plans to target cocaine facilities and drug trafficking routes inside Venezuela, though he has not yet made a decision on whether to move forward with them, three US officials told CNN.

Outward signs on Friday pointed toward a major potential military escalation, with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordering the Navy’s most advanced aircraft carrier strike group currently stationed in Europe to the Caribbean region amid a massive buildup of US forces there. Trump has also authorized the CIA to conduct covert operations in Venezuela.

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[–] Doomsider@lemmy.world 32 points 5 days ago (1 children)

This has to be the most ridiculous shows of power and disproportionate responses ever. Cocaine is not the drug causing all the problems even.

Hello! The 80's called and wants their drug war back.

Hey kids, you remember the War on Minorit...err I mean Drugs. Don't worry, we got the Department of War to take care of that now riiiight!?

[–] ToastedRavioli@midwest.social 13 points 5 days ago

Surely the government will be raiding ski towns to take cocaine from the hands of the rich folk any day now