Trump's Threat to Colombia 💥: War Brewing? 🇨🇴

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Colombia’s president has issued a stark warning to Donald Trump, stating that the US leader risked “waking the jaguar” following Trump’s suggestion that any country deemed responsible for supplying illegal drugs to the United States could face military action. During a cabinet meeting on Tuesday, Trump announced that military strikes on land targets within Venezuela would “start very soon,” and further warned that any nation producing narcotics represented a potential target. He specifically cited Colombia, a longstanding ally in Washington’s “war on drugs.” In response, President Gustavo Petro delivered a forceful rebuke via social media, asserting that “to threaten our sovereignty is to declare war” and cautioning against damaging two centuries of diplomatic relations. Petro also extended an invitation to Trump to visit Colombia, the world’s largest producer of cocaine, to observe his government’s efforts to dismantle drug-producing laboratories—stating they were destroying labs “one lab every 40 minutes.” Tensions in South America have escalated dramatically since August, reaching levels unseen since the 1989 invasion of Panama, all under the guise of anti-narcotics operations. The Pentagon has deployed a significant naval force, numbering nearly 15,000 troops, on Venezuela’s doorstep in the Caribbean, and has conducted strikes on small boats believed to be involved in drug trafficking, resulting in the deaths of more than 80 people. “We’re going to start doing those strikes on land, too,” Trump declared on Tuesday.

The United States possesses comprehensive knowledge of these trafficking routes, including the locations of drug production and distribution. When questioned about the scope of the planned actions, President Trump stated that the efforts would extend beyond Venezuela, emphasizing that Colombia, a nation producing cocaine and operating manufacturing plants, would also be targeted. “We appreciate that very much,” he said. Shortly before, President Trump granted a pardon to Juan Orlando Hernández, a former Honduran president previously convicted of drug trafficking and corruption, who had served a 45-year sentence for allegedly establishing a “cocaine superhighway” to the United States. During his presidency, Honduras became a major transit point for South American cocaine traveling north and a significant cocaine-producing hub. Trump characterized the ongoing investigation into Hernández – which began prior to his inauguration – as a “horrible witch-hunt.” “If you have some drug dealers in your country and you’re the president, you don’t necessarily put the president in jail for 45 years,” he asserted.