Trump pledges 'unmatched military might' against drug cartels at UNGA
Speaking to world leaders at the UN General Assembly, Trump cast drug cartels as "the ISIS of the Western Hemisphere" and urged a tougher response to transnational crime.
On Tuesday, US President Donald Trump vowed to reassert US dominance in the Western Hemisphere and use unmatched military might against drug cartels as he gathered allies at the UN General Assembly. Trump likened drug cartels to ISIS, urging a tougher response to transnational crime. At UN headquarters, Trump met with 14 Latin American and Caribbean leaders who signed the Shield of the Americas, an anti-cartel coalition.
Leaders pledged to designate 24 narcotrafficking groups as threats to stability and impose sanctions on them. The US recently captured Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro and signed an agreement on Greenland, but not to annex it. Critics warn of a neo-colonial project, with Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva warning against renewed hegemonic temptations.
The US has designated drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations and launched deadly strikes on drug boats, which rights groups call extrajudicial killings. In his speech, Trump emphasized the US willingness to act in the region, stating that they would use unmatched military might to secure vital national interests.
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