The article discusses US President Donald Trump's ominous military presence in the Caribbean and the Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, Kamla Persad-Bissessar fervent support of the Trump's administration's use of military force to target, what the administration claims, are drug traffickers who are Venezuelan gang members from the Tren de Aragua cartel.   It also presents an elucid and in-depth historical and theoretical analysis of the situation by drawing on pivotal historical episodic events with regard to US "war on drugs" in the region and the state of anarchy and self-interest at play.  The article seeks to issue a stark warning about the manicous dangers surrounding Trump's military actions in the Caribbean waters.  In the article, Emanuel Quashie warned: "It might be Venezuela today, and you the next day. In addition to the obvious violations of international humanitarian law, as a Vincentian and a proud citizen of the Caribbean, I fear that I could also be insinuated by US missiles if I was traversing the Caribbean waters in a fisherman’s speeding boat. This is not hyperbole. It’s now a reality for Caribbean citizens. . . ".

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