"But Ingraham did question whether Trump would be dragging the U.S. into another war if he decides to bomb Venezuela itself. And Victoria, a question, however, about strikes on land is a different matter altogether, the host said. It's obviously an escalation. Is there a risk of Donald Trump dragging the United States into war, with the mission being to get the drugs?"
"I will say President Trump, during the first four years of his term and now the first year of his second term, has done a remarkable job of not dragging the United States into wars, Coates replied. He actually has not done it once. He's executed our shortest war in Iran earlier this year, highly successful. It took about 12 hours. And that was that. And he brought an end to the conflict."
U.S. forces have bombed boats in the Caribbean and the Pacific for several months, killing at least 100 people in at least 26 strikes. Administration officials claim the vessels were carrying drugs but have provided no public evidence, and legal experts say the strikes are most likely illegal. Many of the targeted vessels originated from Venezuela, and the president has threatened strikes against Venezuelan targets while ordering a blockade and seizing at least two sanctioned oil tankers. Land strikes or direct attacks on Venezuela would represent a clear escalation and raise the prospect of drawing the United States into a wider war.
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