THE ENDLESS PATROL

The US military is hunting boats in the Eastern Pacific. They claim these vessels are moving drugs. They use high-tech sensors to find low-tech targets. It is an expensive way to do nothing.

This is the military-industrial complex performing for the cameras. They need the optics of victory. The supply chains remain intact. The violence is just a byproduct of the budget cycle.

The features of this decay are obvious.

• The deployment of advanced weaponry against primitive boats.
• The expansion of surveillance into every corner of the sea.
• The total disregard for the root causes of the trade.
• The steady growth of the military footprint in the Pacific.