Well, howdy there, Internet people, it spell again.

So today, we're going to talk about Trump looking to the South.

Trump's erratic foreign policy continues to blend with his domestic policy concerns,

and long-time Republican talking points that aren't exactly grounded in reality.

Recently, the administration started a highly controversial naval campaign against boats,

it says are Venezuelan, and claims they're tied to the movement of illicit substances from that country.

Columbia has suggested the U.S. has made at least one mistake.

There are some signs that the Navy knew they were Colombian, but that it fit within the

guidelines provided.

Why is it controversial, aside from the possible error?

Well, some experts suggest the campaign

is wholly unlawful, because the president doesn't have the authority to engage non-combatants

in this manner. Trump has decided to up the stakes in this fiasco in the making by suggesting

the U.S. might start engaging targets on land as well as at sea.

He's also suggested he has authorized the CIA to conduct covert operations in Venezuela.

That's cute, because we all know the CIA has been hands-off Venezuela until Trump said it was okay.

Somebody might want to pull the president aside and explain the purpose of covert intelligence operations is to maintain plausible deniability.

You can't maintain that if you, you know, announce you've done it. So to recap, it started

at sea. The CIA has been authorized to move covertly, and it'll move to land. Hey, I've seen this one.

It ends with Jack Ryan testifying before Congress. The whole thing is definitely

something that could drag the U.S. into a war. Trump is leaning very heavily into his 1980s style

just say no foreign policy. From China to Canada to Venezuela.

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