All posts tagged "South America"

A top defense official told Congress on Tuesday that the United States had not ruled out ground troops in its ongoing conflict against Latin American drug cartels, and so far, military operations in Central and South America were "just the beginning," according to a Politico report.

Joseph Humire, acting assistant secretary of defense for homeland defense, said that lethal boat strikes against alleged drug boats were expected to continue indefinitely. Humire was speaking to a House Armed Services Committee, where Democratic lawmakers had questioned whether the United States had entered another "forever war" without a clear exit strategy or deadline.

"It’s the latest example of the administration doubling down on aggressive foreign policy interventions without clarifying what victory might look like, despite President Donald Trump’s past campaign pledges to avoid embroiling America in more overseas conflicts," Politico reported. "And it raises the prospect that the nation’s armed forces could be further strained amid a massive air war over Iran."...

President Donald Trump just got a "terse warning" on Monday from a South American leader following the military intervention in Venezuela and capture of President Nicolás Maduro.

Trump has said that Colombia is run "by a sick man" and has signaled an interest in attacking and invading the country, along with Cuba, Greenland and Mexico. Trump has claimed that Colombia is not doing enough to combat narcotics.

In response, Colombia's president Gustavo Petro didn't hold back....

Bolivia’s army chief was arrested Wednesday after sending soldiers and tanks to take up position in front of government buildings in what President Luis Arce called an attempted “coup d’etat”.

The troops and tanks entered Plaza Murillo, a historic square where the presidency and Congress are situated, in the afternoon, prompting global condemnation of an attack on democracy.

One of the tanks tried to break down a metal door of the presidential palace....

It's not exactly small at 30 feet long, but you might want to call this newly identified dinosaur the littlest giant.

Soy fields stretch as far as the eye can see in South America's fertile plains, boosted by a jump in demand from China and Europe.