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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSo, it seems that Trump is dead serious about going after the cartel in Venezuela and Columbia.
Of course, he's doing it in a reckless manner, but here are my thoughts: We always assumed that the top dogs (kingpins) in the cartel business never get touched. It's always the lower and middle levels that get arrested. And the assumption was that they might even be Americans.
But, since Trump is going headstrong chasing a gale storm of drug cartel stereotypes, blowing up boats out of the water and calling the Columbian president a cartel drug lord, can we assume that the kingpins are not part of the 1% in the US?
Irish_Dem
(82,312 posts)He and Don Jr have been long time drug addicts.
And Trump doesn't care if regular people die from overdoses or become addicted.
Baitball Blogger
(52,714 posts)What is his motive?
Is it possible that he's removing the competition for someone?
Irish_Dem
(82,312 posts)Putin has become the richest man in the world by being involved in the drug and sex trades.
As well as stealing most of Russia's oil profits.
markodochartaigh
(5,545 posts)disputes between Venezuela and Guyana over oil.
https://repository.law.miami.edu/umblr/vol33/iss3/6/
Irish_Dem
(82,312 posts)Estimated at 303 billion barrels of heavy crude.
bucolic_frolic
(55,808 posts)Maybe a Granada-level invasion for the elections? Jingoism is alive and well.
doc03
(39,178 posts)take a country in SA.
Turbineguy
(40,209 posts)milestogo
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