By Zoila Palma: U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Thursday that the United States will not conduct military operations against narcotics traffickers in Latin American countries without the approval of its regional allies.
Rubio made the comments during a visit to Peru, where he met with President Keiko Fujimori as Washington seeks to strengthen security cooperation across the Western Hemisphere.
Rubio said the United States has “the capacity to act unilaterally” but believes working with regional partners is the most effective approach, AP reports.
“We’re not going to do anything that our partners don’t ask us to do,” Rubio said. “We don’t want to do less than what you ask of us, but we’re not going to do more than what you ask of us.”
Rubio’s comments came after Fujimori announced Peru had joined the U.S.-led “Shield of the Americas,” a coalition of countries seeking to coordinate military operations against drug cartels and cross-border criminal organizations.
Colombia, which Rubio also visited this week, recently joined the initiative. Rubio nevertheless made clear that U.S. forces could continue conducting strikes when deemed necessary, saying the military will “still blow up ships if need be,” with each operation determined individually.
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By Zoila Palma: U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Thursday that the United States will not conduct military operations against narcotics traffickers in Latin American countries without the approval of its regional allies. Rubio made the comments during a visit to Peru, where he met with President Keiko Fujimori as Washington seeks to strengthen
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