The Drug War Moves to…Venezuela?
The Trump administration’s brazen airstrike on a suspected drug-smuggling boat from Venezuela signals an increasing reliance on "tough on crime" political branding
Earlier this week President Trump ordered the US military to strike a Venezuelan boat in international waters that it suspected of smuggling drugs. The attack instantly killed all 11 people on board. It was a remarkable and unexpected event that, like so many things with the Trump administration, had little precedent. After all, the US Navy and Coast Gu…
