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As the Trump administration continues to bombard Iran, a top Pentagon official revealed that U.S. wars in the Western Hemisphere are also expanding, unveiling an effort dubbed “Operation Total Extermination.”

Attacks on Latin American drug cartels are “just the beginning” Joseph Humire, the acting assistant secretary of war for homeland defense and Americas security affairs, told members of the House Armed Services Committee last week.

Humire indicated that many more strikes in Latin America are on the horizon. The comments came a day after President Donald Trump again teased American annexation of Cuba. “I do believe I’ll be the honor of — having the honor of taking Cuba,” Trump said last week. “Whether I free it, take it, I think I can do anything I want with it.”

Humire announced that the Department of War supported “bilateral kinetic actions against cartel targets along the Colombia-Ecuador border” — Pentagon-speak for March 3 strikes on unnamed “Designated Terrorist Organizations” previously reported by The Intercept. “The joint effort, named ‘Operation Total Extermination,’ is the start of a military offensive by Ecuador against transnational criminal organizations with the support of the U.S.,” he said.

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[–] Stern@lemmy.world 56 points 5 days ago (3 children)

an effort dubbed “Operation Total Extermination.”

Thats the kind of name the evil government in the corny dystopian scifi movies gives to shit.

[–] teawrecks@sopuli.xyz 10 points 4 days ago

Somehow even more on-the-nose than "Final Solution".

[–] MagicShel@lemmy.zip 4 points 4 days ago

Operation Total Extermination, powered by Unobtanium, sponsored by Brawndo!

[–] EisFrei@lemmy.world 1 points 5 days ago

Do you want total military operation?

[–] leoj@piefed.social 43 points 5 days ago (1 children)

"I think I can do anything I want with it"

don't those just sound like the words of someone who has raped people?

[–] MagicShel@lemmy.zip 21 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

Trump said last week.

Well, the news attributed the words to a notorious child-raper and adjudicated sexual assaulter, so I'd say this is fairly conclusive.

[–] leoj@piefed.social 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Yeah but for some reason a lot of people need more proof... I like to point out when the rapey bile oozes out of it.

[–] MagicShel@lemmy.zip 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)

No disagreement. I was reinforcing the sentiment rather than disagreeing.

[–] leoj@piefed.social 3 points 4 days ago

Oh for sure I get you, I was agreeing too and just musing on why I keep banging my head against this wall haha!

[–] MagicShel@lemmy.zip 30 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Operation Total Extermination? That name seems to strongly imply civilian casualties are a total non-consideration and may in fact be "bonus points."

[–] Mirshe@lemmy.world 16 points 5 days ago

For a lot of right-wing Latin American governments, genocide of native peoples is icing on the cake when it comes to military operations.

[–] MonkeMischief@lemmy.today 25 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Nobody's gonna be surprised when "Operation Final Solution" drops, are they? These absolute evil morons birthed straight out of the devil's ass keep finding new lows for humanity until we stop them.

[–] Steve@startrek.website 5 points 5 days ago (1 children)

It looks like nobody is stepping up. Operation Hitler Did Nothing Wrong is going well.

[–] daychilde@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

It took a while for countries to step in in WWII. It may well be a bit longer for them to step in this time.

[–] grue@lemmy.world 7 points 4 days ago (2 children)

The embarrassing failure in Iran notwithstanding, the American military is unequaled. There is no other country, or probably even combination of countries, that could project enough force against it to invade and "liberate" the US mainland.

Nobody is coming to save us. If we want to defeat fascism, we have absolutely no choice but to do it ourselves.

[–] tmyakal@infosec.pub 2 points 4 days ago

If destruction be our lot, we must ourselves be its author and finisher. As a nation of freemen, we must live through all time, or die by suicide.

Sounds like Trump is just trying to make sure Lincoln's portent comes to pass.

[–] daychilde@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I hate agreeing with you. :(

[–] grue@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago