"We knocked out 96% of the drugs coming in by water, and now we're starting by land, and by land is a lot easier, and that's going to start happening,"
"It doesn't necessarily have to be in Venezuela,"
"people that are bringing in drugs to our country are targets."
The United States intends to begin land strikes against drug operations in Latin America while withholding specifics on timing and locations. The Pentagon previously attacked drug-smuggling boats in international waters off South America and claims to have stopped 96% of drugs entering by water, with land routes targeted next because they are reportedly easier. Targeting may extend beyond Venezuela, and individuals bringing drugs into the United States are identified as targets. The campaign is framed as combat-like, equating overdose fatalities with combat deaths, and land strikes would mark a major escalation prompting Venezuelan calls for a general insurrectionary strike and a more radical revolution if attacked.
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