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WASHINGTON, Sept 5 (Reuters) - The [United States] has ordered the deployment of 10 F-35 fighter jets to a Puerto Rico airfield to conduct operations against drug cartels, sources say, adding more firepower to intensifying U.S. military operations in the Caribbean that are stoking tension with Venezuela.

The new deployment comes on top of an already bristling U.S. military presence in the southern Caribbean as President [Donald Trump] carries out a campaign pledge to crack down on groups he blames for funneling drugs into the United States.

  • Boddhisatva@lemmy.worldEnglish
    56·
    5 days ago

    U.S. officials have not clearly explained what legal justification was used for Tuesday’s air strike on the boat or what drugs were on board.

    Trump said on Tuesday, without providing evidence, that the U.S. military had identified the crew of the vessel as members of Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua.

    So now he’s going to use stealth fighters to blow up innocent people in international waters. I say innocent because we are supposed to believe in the principle of innocent until proven guilty in this nation.

    • rbesfe@lemmy.ca
      3·
      4 days ago

      Hey now, those people are narcoterrorists. See the word terrorist in there? That means it’s ok to bomb them /s