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Trump’s Pentagon Threatens Attacks in New Countries
The Daily Beast • • world
Key Points:
- The U.S. Defense Department, under President Trump, is preparing for expanded military actions against drug cartels in Latin America, including potential direct strikes inside regional countries.
- General Francis Donovan, head of U.S. Southern Command, indicated that the strategy could involve strikes, arrests, or raids targeting narcotrafficking operations.
- Recent operations include joint raids with Ecuadorian police against a cocaine network linked to Mexican cartels, marking the first U.S. troop involvement in such actions in Ecuador.
- The campaign aims to deliver a foreign policy success ahead of the November midterm elections, contrasting with Trump’s ongoing and controversial conflict with Iran, which has negatively impacted his approval ratings.
- Despite initial optimistic claims by Trump about the Iran conflict’s duration, the war continues with no clear end, contributing to political challenges for the administration.
