Colombia Just Joined Trump's Cartel War

Earlier this year, the United States went ahead and set up a brand new military coalition for itself. Because what else are you going to do between raids on Caracas and Tehran? While the second Trump administration hasn't been particularly keen on multilateral alliances, this one is the major exception.

An alliance that relies heavily on Uncle Sam empowering other countries while avoiding doing any heavy lifting himself. We are talking, of course, about the shield of the Americas. And the other day, this alliance got its latest member, Colombia, under new president Abelardo de la Esprea.

You know, the guy who's been campaigning on going full Nayib Bukele against the cartels and insurgents fighting his nation. And now he's got a superpower and 18 other governments standing behind him. So with all of that firepower, just what is Esprea ultimately bringing to the table here?