World War 3 Watch: Colombia vs. USA

I first pointed out that Venezuela was part of the 'anti-US Alliance' way back in 2015.  That may not have beem news to those in the know.  But for the average person who doesn't particulary give care what's going on in world affairs, well as a matter of example, there's a friend of mine, a fairly-educated dude, who was shocked when I recently told him that Russia once sent "a heavily-armed, nuclear-power cruiser" to Venezuela.  At the time, that marked (and may remain) the closest such a Russian vessel has ever come to the continental U.S.  And meanwhile, said visitation occurred all the way back in 2008.

These international beefs tend to brew for awhile, and it's rare that they just disappears.  Dudes can be beefing for years, decades even, and if they aren't fighting today, they may be going at it tomorrow.

Meanwhile, the United States has a long and f*cked up history of meddling in the affairs of Latin American countries.  The U.S. more or less feels that the entire Western Hemisphere is under their control.

THE MONROE DOCTRINE

The premise behind that notion was codified over 200 years ago in a document known as the Monroe Doctrine which, according to Google, "evolved into a justification for U.S. influence and intervention in the [South American] region".  And it should also be obvious, to those in the know, that Trump has set about reinforcing that standard.

So the U.S. beefing with Venezuela isn't anything new in and of itself.  What is different is the U.S., in this day and age, blowing up boats in the Caribbean.

These strikes have been controversial, not only because the (foreign) vessels being bombed don't stand a chance against U.S. might but also concerning the illegality and ruthlessness of the attacks.  Meanwhile, those of us who are privy of the United States actions in the region - let's say during the 20th century in particular - shouldn't be overly surprised at all.  History is more or less repeating itself, and long-standing ideologies of U.S. dominion over the hemisphere are being enforced.

THE WAR(S) ON DRUGS

But of course, the official reasons for Trump's recent actions against Venezuela aren't conquest.  Instead, the U.S. proclaims that it is fighting drug traffickers.

Everyone knows that the drug problem stateside is out of control, and furthermore, most of those drugs are coming from Latin America.  So we've been waiting for the feds to take more concrete action than just busting inconsequential dealers and users stateside.  Eventually, if U.S. authorities are actually serious about stopping this problem, they were going to have to take the fight abroad.

But on the other hand, we are looking at this new inititative from a historical perspective.  The United States has a history of being akin to a sly bully in South America and its surroundings.  That's what the Monroe Doctrine is about at its foundation, i.e. no European nation besides the United States, if you will, being able to exploit the Western Hemisphere.

I'm not the only one who sees it this way, and I'm not writing this post to beat a dead horse.  Rather it's to highlight Colombia's newly-expressed willingness to enter the fray.

COLOMBIA VS. USA?

When have you ever head of Colombia beefing with anyone?  But upon Trump expressing that he may launch military actions into their country, once again in the name of combatting drug trafficking, the response from Colombian president Gustavo Petro has been akin to 'we're not having it'.

Everyone knows Colombia has drug issues.  As far as countries go, it's the main producer of cocaine, and that part of the world is the only place where the coca plant grows.  There's so much money being generated from trafficking cocaine that there's no indication the industry will go away anytime soon.

When addressing Trump (on social media), Gustavo assured his American counterpart that the Colombian government is very much active in combatting the drug trade.  But in the grand scheme of things, let's say that Colombia's war on drugs has been just as (un)successful as that of the U.S. government.

Gustavo was firm but not disrespectful in challenging Trump.  His argument is that Colombians are willing to defend the "sovereignty" of their nation.  In other words, he knows more about Latin American history than most of us do and is aware that when the U.S. comes knocking on the door like this, the goal is often to propagate its own interest and influence, especially business-wise.

Interestingly, most people in the U.S. don't approve of their military going at it with South Americans either.  In the Information Age, laymen are as informed as ever.  The average American may not be a history buff, but these days they're more aware that their government may have its own private interests at heart when it comes to military inventions.  Furthermore, we as human beings tend to get tired of warfare after awhile, and how many beefs is the United States currently invovled in?

CONCLUSION

From a prophetic perspective, geting into the drama with so many different nations makes it increasingly possible that the U.S. will one day be destroyed by a conglomerate of nations rather than one sole enemy.

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