Original Article Written by Juboy
Unu ever stop an ask yuhself: “Why America always a brag seh dem alone cyan do certain tings?” Well, dis yah week Fox News run one segment weh Pete Hegseth (weh dem call Secretary of War inna di sit-down) chat wid Rachel Campos-Duffy. Him drop one line weh shake up mi thought: “NO other country in the world can do this.”
But memba mi a Jamaican, mi haffi ask: Do wah? And more important, how dat connect to wi reality inna di Caribbean weh drugs, crime, and big power flex affect wi everyday life?
2. Why It Matter to Jamaicans
Hegseth talk how U.S. military a push back pon drug cartel, rename dem department, an set tone like dem deh pon a holy mission. But wi pain point deh yah:
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Drug cartel operations: A nuh far from wi. Jamaica and di Caribbean use as trans-shipment point fi nuff cocaine run from South America.
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Small island vulnerability: U.S. haffi resources fi plane, drone, ship, radar. Wi? Wi coast guard sometimes cyaah even get fuel fi patrol di sea lane.
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Youth reality: Each cartel shipment weh pass through wi border corrupt police, politician, an destroy di youth wid quick money dream.
So if America a seh, “Nobody cyan do it like we,” weh dat lef we small island dem?
3. Wah Nah Work
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“America a protect Jamaica.” Bredda, nuh get fool. Dem protect dem interest first. If cartel destabilize Mexico or Venezuela, dat shake U.S. security. Jamaica only get help if it overlap wid dem big plan.
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“More soldier mean less drugs.” Nuh necessarily. History show seh more military crackdown sometimes mek cartel get smarter, use new route, an violence spike.
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“Caribbean cyaah do nuttin.” Wrong. Wi cyaah outgun cartel, but wi cyan outsmart dem wid regional strategy an tighter border control.
4. How Wi Fi Approach It
Juboy step-by-step breakdown:
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Know Wi Position. Jamaica cyaah match U.S. military might, but wi haffi accept seh cartel movement pass through wi waters.
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Regional Unity. Instead a each island a beg U.S., form real CARICOM security link wid shared coast guard patrol.
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Community Roots. If ghetto youth cyaah find work, cartel will always recruit dem. Solution nah start pon sea, it start pon land wid opportunity.
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Strategic Diplomacy. Wi haffi tek aid from U.S., but at di same time hold dem accountable seh Jamaica get more dan crumbs fi border protection.
5. Expert Insight
Hegseth position clear: U.S. a flex fi show global dominance. Him basically seh no odda nation cyan combine money, technology, an force like dem. But look pon di flip side: if dat true, why still so much drug flow reach Brooklyn, Miami, an even London from South America?
Di truth? Military might strong, but system corruption an human greed tougher fi crush.
6. Real-Life Case Study
Mi memba early 2000s when Jamaica deh pon di U.S. radar fi drug trafficking. Kingston wharf an Montego Bay airport get tighter check. Did it stop di cartel? No. Dem simply switch route tru Haiti an small fishing boat.
Before crackdown: Youth hustle shipment direct pon container.
After crackdown: Same youth link cartel fi speedboat run from Venezuela.
So America can brag bout radar, but cartel use fisherman boat an goat pasture fi hide stash.
7. Mistakes Fi Avoid
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Depend pon U.S. only.
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Ignore di local root cause – poverty an joblessness.
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Short-term campaign. Patrol fi six month cyaah solve problem weh build up fi decades.
8. User Intent Alignment
Who dis nah work for? Small farmer inna Portland might seh, “Dis nuh affect mi.” But when drug shipment pass near yuh fishing ground, and police start harass yuh boat fi search, suddenly yuh life tie up eena di same system.
Alternative strategy? Strengthen fisheries, local economy, and reduce dependency pon foreign aid.
9. Quick Step Checklist
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Government: Build joint Caribbean patrol fund.
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Community: Youth skill programme fi undercut cartel recruitment.
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Diplomacy: Negotiate trade-off wid U.S. – aid fi development, not jus military hardware.
10. Encouragement
Hegseth talk big pon Fox News: “No other country can do dis.” Maybe him right – no other country cyan project power globally like U.S. But dat nah mean Jamaica fi sit down passive.
Wi haffi wake up an realise seh military no solve every problem. Education, opportunity, unity – dat a wi “weapon of choice.” If America waan brag, mek dem brag. But wi haffi defend wi yard wid wi own strategy.
Wah unu tink? U.S. military flex protect wi, or just demself? Drop unu comment, reason it out, an share dis wid yuh bredrin an sistrin. A fi wi future pon di line too.
Original Article Written by Juboy
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