USA has the largest military buildup in the Caribbean since the Cuban missile crisis
Four F/A-18E/F Super Hornets and a U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress operate as a joint force with the Gerald R. Ford on November 13, US military forces, are deployed in support of the US Southern Command mission and the president’s priorities to disrupt illicit drug trafficking. Seaman Zamirah Connor/US Navy
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The Real Costs of Washington’s Use of Force
Since September, the Trump administration has conducted over 20 lethal strikes on vessels in the Caribbean and the eastern Pacific, alleging that the boats were carrying drugs from South America.
The administration is attempting to cloak these maritime strikes in the guise of counterterrorism efforts, labeling the victims as narcoterrorists and equating the drug cartels to supposed terrorist organizations.
Many Americans, who may be inured to lethal drone strikes and targeted killings after two decades of U.S. government action against Islamic militants, might simply regard the Trump administration’s boat attacks as more of the same.
Foreign Affairs November 26, 2025
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