A few weeks ago, your humble columnist took issue with the Trump administration’s legal rationale for the ongoing U.S. military campaign against drug traffickers in the southern Caribbean.

At that time, there was very little information to go on. Since that time, the Trump administration has gotten a bit more specific with its legal case. This comes as the U.S. military continues to strike boats allegedly transporting drugs in the Caribbean and the east Pacific Ocean. At the time of writing, 15 U.S. strikes have destroyed 16 vessels and killed 64 people. Some administration officials, including Secretary of State Marco Rubio, have gone beyond the drug issue to focus on ousting Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro, a man the White House depicts as so threatening to U.S. interests that

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