The Real Target of Trump's War on Drug Boats
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The article discusses how Trump's 'war on drug boats' is actually targeting migrants and asylum seekers, not drug traffickers, sparking concerns about xenophobia and human rights.
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It will be very wild, when 20 years from now, there will be a new Republican charismatic leader talking about the CIA's illegal attempts to overthrow Governments in South America, and that we need a new America First leader who isn't just interested in conquest like those damn Democrats.
I wouldn't be surprised if there is more to come from the Department of War acting abroad extrajudicially.
The lesson they learned was that if you put a (R) next to your name, you will never face repercussions.
Bush Jr lied about weapons of mass destruction and perpetrated illegal wars that seriously harmed our economy, and he got re-elected for it
Donald Trump negotiated with the taliban to promise them we would leave Afghanistan on a stupid schedule, and Biden took the blame.
Democrats are the ones called warmongers.
(Tough time to try to put in a strong warhawk act, when Netinyahu is over there being such a yahoo about it!)