The U.S. military has launched over sixty strikes against suspected drug vessels in the eastern Pacific and Caribbean, killing more than 210 people — including a recent hit on a low-profile ship with no official confirmation of drug trafficking. As the administration eyes land-based expansion with allies like Colombia, Guatemala, and Honduras — though Guatemala denies any deal — Ecuador has already begun similar joint missions. President Trump frames this as an “armed conflict” against cartels to curb deadly fentanyl flows, but critics note most fentanyl enters via land from Mexico, not sea. The Pentagon’s inspector general will now review the targeting process, not legality, sparking debate over whether maritime operations are effective or even appropriate given the primary drug routes.
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