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Colombian President Declares 'I Will Take Up Arms Once More' should US Launches an Attack.
President Trump along with President Gustavo Petro have intensified the tone of their war of words, further raising tensions bilaterally after US forces attacked Venezuela with the aim of deposing the leader of Venezuela Nicolás Maduro from his position.
"He has cocaine mills and cocaine factories and that won't last much longer," the US president stated.
Rising Rhetoric coupled with Claims
Talking to journalists on Sunday, the US president hinted at similar armed intervention against Colombia, asserting Colombia is “very sick too” and “run by an unwell individual who enjoys creating cocaine and trafficking it to America."
Although Colombia stands as the world’s largest source of the narcotic, authorities have found no indication implicating Gustavo Petro, who was elected in 2022, is directly connected to the illicit industry.
A Frayed Relationship
This nation for decades served as a close partner of the United States in the fight combating drug cartels and benefited from cross-party backing in Washington, but relations have deteriorated markedly after Trump came to office.
The nation's illicit drug economy is predominantly run by guerrilla factions like the Golf Clan, the National Liberation Army (ELN) and breakaway groups of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (Farc), a large contingent of whom laid down arms after a 2016 peace deal.
Petro's Defiant Answer
In response to a query if a military operation similar to Venezuela was on the cards for Colombia, Trump responded: "I like the sound of that from my perspective."
The Colombian leader, an ex-guerrilla fighter who left armed struggle in the 1990s, rejected Trump's claims. "I am neither illegitimate and certainly not a narco," he affirmed.
"Trump speaks uninformed. End the false accusations," he expressed in a message.
"If they [the US] bomb civilians, they will transform into numerous insurgents across the countryside. And should they arrest the president, which a large part of Colombians loves and respects, they will provoke the ‘jaguar’ of the people," the president cautioned.
From Fighter to Leader
He passed some years as a young man belonging of the leftist M-19 armed organization but is not believed he did not participated in combat. Following his disarmament, he was involved in writing the nation's constitution in 1991 and eventually served as an influential politician. He was mayor of Bogotá prior to his election the presidency.
"I swore to abstain from using a weapon again ... but for the homeland I shall resume weapons once more," he vowed.
Reinforced Protection along with Widespread Rejection
The Colombian defence minister reported that Petro's protection team was strengthened.
Several members of Colombia’s conservative opposition have allied themselves with Trump, however, leaders from all sides of the ideological divide have rejected the threats of an invasion targeting Colombia.
Political and Economic Sanctions
The US revoked Petro’s visa subsequent to he called on US troops to ignore any illegal orders. Later, in October, authorities imposed asset freezes on Petro, his wife and several key allies.
Simultaneously as the US increased its military presence in the Caribbean and targeting suspected drug boats to put pressure on Venezuela’s Maduro, the US also carried out operations against vessels in the eastern Pacific region near Colombia.
Joseph Brown
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