The Trump administration wants to use the military against drug traffickers. History suggests this may backfire
- Written by Philip Johnson, Lecturer, College of Business, Government and Law, Flinders University
In early August, US President Donald Trump signed a not-so-secretive order to make plans for the use of US military force against specific Latin American criminal organisations.
The plans were acted upon this week. The US deployed three guided-missile destroyers to the waters off Venezuela, with the authority to interdict drug shipments.
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