If the United States follows through on its threats to attack Colombia over “narco terrorism” allegations, it will “take up arms” and fight back. Colombian President Gustavo Petro has vowed that the U.S. won’t have an easy time in a takeover of Colombia.
Petro’s comments appear to be in response to U.S. ruler Donald Trump’s threats. While speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One on Sunday, Trump accused Petro of orchestrating the cocaine trade and hinted that he could soon also be removed. When asked if the US would launch a military operation against Colombia, Trump replied: “Sounds good to me.”
Trump: A Military Raid On Colombia “Sounds Good”
In an X post on Monday, Petro promised to resist any U.S. aggression. “Although I have not been a military man, I know about war and clandestinity. I swore not to touch a weapon again since the 1989 Peace Pact, but for the Homeland I will reluctantly take up arms again,” he said.
Petro says that he has already cracked down on drug production in the country. “I stopped the growth of coca leaf crops and began a great voluntary crop substitution plan by the coca-growing peasant,” he said. He also argued that his airstrikes against local cartels needed surgical precision to avoid killing children and peasants, so as not to swell the ranks of Colombian insurgency groups.
Trump Threatened To Attack Colombia
Trump’s takeover of Venezuela came after the U.S. ruling class accused the socialist regime of “narco terrorism” as a way to procure the oil and other natural resources of the country.
The international community has shared in its condemnation of the war mongering and imperialism taking place in the U.S. ruling class.
How far is this going to go? Things have definitely spiraled in intensity with tensions flaring, lines being drawn, and sides being taken. What do you think? Let us know what will happen in the near future? Will we see a World War III before this is over?