The note says that Trump decided that cartels involved in drug washing are “non -state armed groups”, whose activities are “an armed attack on the USA”. According to the president, the United States is involved in the “non -international armed conflict”. The administration described drug cartels in the note as terrorist organizations, and called smugglers “illegal fighters”.
The US hit Venezuelan boats
Last month, the US conducted three attacks on the Caribbean Sea. As a result of the attacks, 17 people who were on their decks were killed – reminded the daily.
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The Trump administration described attacks on the boats as a self -defense and pointed out that about 100,000 die every year due to drug overdose. Americans. The daily pointed out that The aim of the administration's attacks was boats from Venezuelawhile the increase in the number of deaths due to overdose in recent years is caused by fentanyl, which according to experts comes from Mexico, not from South America.
Geoffrey S. Corn, a former army advisor to war law, called the president's decision abuse and emphasized that drug cartels are not involved in war against the USA, because the sale of dangerous goods differs from an armed attack. He emphasized that the army cannot intentionally attack civilians who do not take direct participation in warfare – Even suspects of committing a crime.
Experts emphasized that Trump's official recognition of the campaign against drug cartels as an armed conflict strengthens his postulate to reach for the extraordinary rights of the war.
