These extrajudicial executions violate international law and basic due process rights that define civilized society. The administration kills people without trial, evidence or even knowing their names, using vague terrorism labels to justify murder. This militarized approach mirrors failed drug war policies that only increase violence while serving political functions.

Washington has provided no evidence for cartel accusations against high-officials in the Maduro government, so this military buildup is just another doomed-to-fail regime change attempt disguised as anti-drug operations. If this was actually about tackling drug cartels, the U.S. wouldn't focus on a country that is free of drug production and processing, but rather on its own drug demand and lax enforcement.