The U.S. strike that blew up an alleged Venezuelan drug-running boat in the Caribbean, killing 11 people, marked a dramatic escalation in President Donald Trump¡¯s hard-line strategy toward Latin America led by Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
It may be just the start.
Tuesday¡¯s attack was the culmination of Trump¡¯s yearslong interest in using unprecedented ¡ª and legally questionable ¡ª force against drug cartels. In 2020 he mused about launching missiles to blow up fentanyl labs in Mexico, according to then-Secretary of Defense Mark Esper.
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