The visit of the head of the Pentagon, Pete Hegseth, to the Dominican Republic had a positive outcome for the United States: now, Washington has the green light to operate in military bases in the Caribbean country. The decision was announced on Wednesday (11/26) by the country’s President, Louis Abinader.
Abi Nader announced alongside the US Secretary of War: “We allow the United States, for a limited period, to use the restricted areas of the San Isidro Air Base and the International Airport of the Americas, for logistical operations of fuel supply aircraft and the transportation of equipment and technical personnel.”
According to the leader of the Dominican Republic, the use of military bases in the country must obtain prior approval from the country’s authorities. Abi Nader said that the measure aims to “enhance the level of air and sea protection” for the local armed forces in combating drug trafficking in cooperation with the Americans.
With this announcement, the Donald Trump administration gains another ally in the “war against narcoterrorism” in Latin America – where the military operation Southern Spear was recently launched.
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Amid US military advances in the region, Venezuela’s president, Nicolas Maduro, has been the main target of the Trump administration’s threats.
This is because the Chavista leader has been identified as the head of the Los Soles cartel, a group recently designated as an international terrorist organization by the United States.
With this change, which also affected other groups, the North American government opened loopholes for military operations in other countries, using the war against terrorism as justification. But for Maduro, the attack is a smokescreen for possible intervention in Venezuela.
To date, 22 boats have been the target of US bombing in the Caribbean and Pacific waters. According to the US government, the ships were involved in transporting drugs – although concrete evidence regarding the accusations has not yet been revealed.