President Donald Trump has declared drug cartels operating in the Caribbean are unlawful combatants and says the United States is now in a “non-international armed conflict,” according to a Trump administration memo obtained by The Associated Press on Thursday.
A U.S. official familiar with the matter who was not authorized to comment publicly said the Congress was notified about the designation by Pentagon officials on Wednesday.
The move comes after the U.S. military last month carried out three deadly strikes against alleged drug smuggling boats in the Caribbean. At least two of those operations were carried out on vessels that originated from Venezuela.
Does this mean he’s trying to justify war in our country? I don’t understand this designation.
It’s saying they want to kill international citizens, without starting an international war. Quite the strategy, can’t believe no one has tried it before. 🤦♂️
Ahhh, so he’s trolling the rest of the world and congress so he can have his war and he doesn’t have to follow any laws regarding war crimes.
Yep, or as JD said, ‘if you think these are war crimes, we don’t give a shit.’
It’s the George W Bush “enemy combatant” bs to get a license to commit war crimes which the Democratic Party let slide because they’re centrists that are not interested in enforcing the laws.