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BumRushDaShow

(166,479 posts)
Sat Jan 24, 2026, 06:46 AM 8 hrs ago

Joint Chiefs chairman to convene rare meeting of all Western Hemisphere military leaders

Source: ABC News

January 23, 2026, 7:17 PM


As the U.S. military continues its campaign targeting alleged drug cartel boats, Gen. Dan Caine, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, is convening a rare meeting of all of the top military leaders from the 34 countries in the Western Hemisphere.

This will be the first time that such a meeting has been convened and appears to be focused on improving cooperation against drug trafficking and criminal organizations. The meeting is set for Feb. 11, according to a statement from the Joint Chiefs of Staff provided to ABC News.

The meeting was confirmed to ABC News the same day the U.S. military announced another strike targeting an alleged narco-trafficking vessel in the Eastern Pacific, killing two people.

"Chiefs of defense and senior military representatives from 34 nations will meet to build shared understanding of common security priorities and strengthen regional cooperation," the statement said.

Read more: https://abcnews.go.com/International/joint-chiefs-chairman-convene-rare-meeting-western-hemisphere/story?id=129505795

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Joint Chiefs chairman to convene rare meeting of all Western Hemisphere military leaders (Original Post) BumRushDaShow 8 hrs ago OP
Aka The Oil And Strategic Resource Confiscation Initiative BeyondGeography 8 hrs ago #1
is that language completely Orwellian or what? ananda 8 hrs ago #2
Another shakedown operation? EarthFirst 7 hrs ago #3
Absolutely... 2naSalit 3 hrs ago #4
Sorry, saw an error in the article angrychair 2 hrs ago #5

ananda

(34,528 posts)
2. is that language completely Orwellian or what?
Sat Jan 24, 2026, 07:14 AM
8 hrs ago

The real motive... give Trump complete hegemony
over the sestern hemisphere.

angrychair

(11,798 posts)
5. Sorry, saw an error in the article
Sat Jan 24, 2026, 12:22 PM
2 hrs ago

And had to fix it...

As the U.S. military continues its campaign targeting murdering alleged drug cartel boats people, Gen. Dan Caine,


And I had to laugh, I just woke up and I first saw the general's name as "Dean Caine" and honestly my only thought was, "yea, that makes sense".
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