#NarcoWarfare #USVenezuela #SovereigntyAtRisk #SecurityVsLegality

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00:00What just happened off the coast of Venezuela isn't just another headline, it's a serious

00:04turning point.

00:05On October 3rd, the US military struck a fast moving boat near Venezuela, claiming it carried

00:10enough narcotics to kill up to 50,000 people.

00:14Four people on board were killed.

00:16This wasn't a one-off, it's the fourth strike since September and the US is now calling

00:19it an armed conflict with drug cartels.

00:21The US is using the same legal language as the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, labeling

00:25traffickers unlawful combatants.

00:28This allows for lethal force and indefinite detention without trial.

00:32And the kicker, Congress didn't sign off on this, some officials call it a secret war.

00:36Reactions across Latin America are divided.

00:39Trinidad and Tobago's leader supports the strikes but Colombia's president calls it

00:46murder and Brazil warns of executions without trial.

00:49Venezuela's government is furious, they're building up troops, the US is flying more fighter

00:56jets nearby and President Maduro is threatening a state of emergency.

01:01And it might not stop there.

01:02US officials are reportedly planning strikes inside Venezuela.

01:06Not just boats but actual targets on land.

01:09That's a huge escalation.

01:10The risks, retaliation, diplomatic blow-ups and more violence as cartels adapt.

01:15And if US intelligence isn't rock solid, civilians could get caught in the crossfire.

01:19When drug routes turn into war zones, it's a red flag for the entire region.

01:23The rules of the game are changing and the stakes just got a lot higher.

01:27What do you think?