Discussing ongoing U.S. strikes against alleged drug smugglers, Sen. Todd Young (R-Ind.) called for lawmakers to assert congressional authority over when the U.S. uses armed force — and work to bring unauthorized conflicts to a close altogether. At today’s Axios Future of Defense Summit, Sen. Young complained the Trump administration was not giving lawmakers enough information about its ongoing offensive against so-called “narco-terrorists,” in the Caribbean sea near Venezuela (though...| Responsible Statecraft
It’s ironic that in the same week that President Donald Trump escalated the drug war in the Caribbean by unleashing the CIA against Nicolás Maduro’s regime in Venezuela, the Department of Justice won an indictment against former National Security Adviser John Bolton, the architect of the failed covert strategy to overthrow Maduro during the first Trump administration. The one thing the two regime change operations have in common is Marco Rubio, who, as a senator, was a vociferous opponen...| Responsible Statecraft
Trump is taking the war on drugs offshore, destroying cartel submarines and stopping fentanyl at the source. Is this the new strategy that saves American lives? The post Sinking Submarines, Saving Lives: Trump is Redefining the War on Drugs appeared first on Alain Guillot.| Alain Guillot