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“The US is sending hundreds of soldiers to Latin America as the Pentagon widens its campaign against drug traffickers, The New York Times reported.”

“He has rejected invitations to join the controversial coalition of Latin American countries conducting military operations against drug cartels alongside the Pentagon, which would have resulted in much greater US involvement on Brazilian soil.”

“Rubio has been a key leader in the administration’s aggressive policy in the region, which has included an invasion of Venezuela to oust its president, an oil blockade of Cuba, and military attacks on suspected drug boats from Latin America.”

“…on has prioritized defense of the Western Hemisphere, which in practice has meant a whole-of-government approach: the State Department designated several cartels as foreign terrorist organizations and the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control…”