Trump’s New War – and the ‘Drug Tyrant’ Fearing Invasion: ‘1,200 Missiles Aimed at Us’

Under his direct order, a boat carrying eleven smugglers was bombed for the first time, even though officials admitted they could have been arrested.

“This has not worked for years. Now—we will bomb them, and eliminate them,” the administration declared.

The U.S. Navy has concentrated amphibious ships with thousands of sailors, along with a submarine, near Venezuela, whose president Nicolás Maduro is accused by Washington of heading a cartel himself.

Maduro announced “maximum readiness” for an attack: “Trump is being dragged into a massacre.” Secretary of State Marco Rubio signaled: “We will not strike only small boats. Trump wants a war against the cartels.”

Trump has made the drug war, which kills tens of thousands of Americans each year, a central mission.

Shortly after returning to the White House, he designated several cartels as terrorist organizations.