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On October 28, the Secretary of Defense of the United States, Mr. Hegerseth, announced: At Trump's instructions, the U.S. military carried out three "fatal strikes" on four suspected drug dealers in the Eastern Pacific.
The airstrike was apparently not a temporary attempt, but was arranged in advance.The U.S. Department of Defense claimed that the airstrike took place in the high seas of the East Pacific, targeting four ships considered to be “drug ships.”
According to the ships' routes provided by the intelligence department, they may be selling drugs as planned, which has become the reason for the US military to launch an attack.
A total of 14 people were killed in the air raid, and only one person survived. With such a high mortality rate, it can be seen that the US military is very ruthless.
In fact, this air strike was not groundless.
Earlier this month, the Trump administration sent a memorandum to Congress formally saying that the United States and drug cartels considered to be terrorist organizations were "in the middle of a non-international armed conflict."
This means that the U.S. view of drug trafficking groups has changed from former law enforcement targets to targets to be attacked by military means.
In fact, since September, the Trump administration has taken similar actions in the international waters off Venezuela, sinking some so-called "drug ships".
and recently, The United States has also placed many warships in the Caribbean on the grounds of "fighting drug trafficking" and has strengthened its military forces there.。
However, reports from the U.S. Drug Administration in recent years show that Venezuela is not the main destination for U.S. drug flows, which contradicts the U.S. military’s efforts to target Venezuelan offshore ships.
However, Is it really so easy to fight drug trafficking?The Venezuelan government has always said that the United States wants to use military threats to bring about regime change and to expand its military power in Latin America.
The reaction of neighboring countries to recent U.S. military actions is different.
Mexico participated in the follow-up to the incidentTheir search and rescue team took over the rescue of the survivors.Obviously, Mexico has some common interests with the United States on the drug issue.
Venezuela is very dissatisfied.
The Maduro administration does not recognize itself as the main source of drugs to the United States and claims that the United States is expanding its military in the name of fighting drugs.
So, what are the real intentions of the US military? Hagerseth once said something publicly, which I think is very interesting.
On September 30, the U.S. General Assembly held at the Naval Corps Base in Pattyco, Virginia, where Hegerseth publicly pointed out in his speech, "You make a living by killing and destroying."。
Looking back over the past 100 years, the claim of the United States as a “war machine” is not exaggerated.
From North Korea to Vietnam, from Afghanistan to Iraq, and then to the unfinished conflict between Ukraine and Palestine-Israel, which time did the United States not participate?
More importantly, it is not only a participant, but also a manufacturer.
The United States not only relied on war to win a large amount of territory, resources and dominance, but also relied on war to maintain its economy and increase arms orders.
After all, The military expenditure of the United States is as high as 800 billion US dollars. If there is no war, it will not be able to digest this budget. If there is no global chaos, it will not be able to maintain its hegemony.
Today, Hegel has merely demonstrated this mechanism.
At present, the frequency of foreign strikes by the United States is becoming more and more intensive.
U.S. Air Force fighters have carried out airstrikes in northeastern Syria targeting a “suspicious pro-Iran militia base” with pretexts for such attacks, ranging from counter-terrorism to humanitarian and protecting allies. But there is only one logic behind it, and that is, it is always faster to move than to move your mouth.
Therefore, the U.S. air strike in the eastern Pacific is ostensibly to combat drug trafficking, but in fact it has other calculations.
The "fatal blow" Hagerseth called not only killed 14 drug dealers, but also sent a signal to the world that The United States is regarding the drug problem as a national security problem, and is willing to send troops to solve it by itself.
The United States continues to deploy warships in the Caribbean, and there may be more such military operations in the future.
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