Trump Seeks Forceful Influence in Latin America
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Petro Blasts Trump Coalition, Claims It Can’t Stop Cocaine Trade
Far-left Colombian President Gustavo Petro criticized President Donald Trump on Monday for launching the “Shield of the Americas” security coalition without Colombia, arguing that the countries included in the alliance lack the experience needed to combat cocaine trafficking. Trump unveiled the Shield of the Americas initiative over the weekend, announcing a coalition between the United States and 12 Latin American and Caribbean nations aimed at…
The White House said Tuesday that it did not invite Colombia to the Shield of the Americas, an alliance with right-wing Latin American governments to fight drug trafficking, because it still does not see the “level of cooperation” needed by the Colombian government.
Washington, 10 Mar (EFE).- The White House stated this Tuesday that it did not invite Colombia to the Shield of the Americas, an alliance with right-wing Latin American governments to fight drug trafficking, because it still does not see “the level of cooperation” needed by the Colombian government. “I do not think we are still seeing the level of cooperation that we would like from the Colombian government to invite them to the Shield of the Am…
Gustavo Petro declared that his country is "essential" in the fight against cocaine and described the new alliance of 17 countries announced by the US president as insufficient.
“It seems to me that with 17 small, weak and inexperienced countries, you can’t make a shield,” the president of Colombia said.
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