US military buildup and attack on alleged narco boat spark fears of protracted guerrilla war in South AmericaTrump’s Venezuela gunboat diplomacy: sabre-rattling or prelude to invasion?The White House’s former top Latin America official has said he fears the US could stumble into a protracted guerrilla war in Venezuela after Donald Trump ordered a military strike on a boat in the Caribbean Sea, killing 11 alleged drug traffickers.Tuesday’s controversial strike off the Venezuelan coast – which was reportedly carried out by an attack helicopter or Reaper drone – came after the US president ordered a major naval deployment to the region, ostensibly to combat South American drug traffickers. Continue reading...
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