Petro’s Deadly Military Operation Raises Grave Questions About Leadership and America’s Security Interests

In a troubling development that should resonate alarm bells in Washington, Colombian President Gustavo Petro has doubled down on a recent military operation in Guaviare that resulted in the deaths of 20 alleged FARC dissidents, including seven minors. Rather than acknowledging the catastrophic failure to protect innocent lives, Petro dismissed comparisons between this operation and other controversial bombings such as those in Gaza or U.S. naval strikes. Can a Nation Secure Its Borders While Sacrificing Children? Petro claims the attack targeted armed combatants exclusively, asserting the Colombian military did not know children were present. Yet, independent verification by Colombia’s Defensoría...