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U.S. Military Engages in Unprecedented Three-Day Global Offensive Across Three Continents
Disclosure The Intercept Mar 19, 2026

U.S. Military Engages in Unprecedented Three-Day Global Offensive Across Three Continents

The United States military launched a series of coordinated strikes across Africa, Asia, and South America between March 6 and March 8, marking a rare and significant expansion of American combat operations since the conclusion of World War II. These actions, which included operations in Ecuador, Iran, and Somalia, alongside strikes against vessels in the Pacific, reflect an aggressive shift in the current administration’s foreign policy. President Donald Trump and his administration have framed these maneuvers as necessary measures against global terrorism, though the rapid succession of attacks has occurred without new congressional authorization.

Central to this strategy is the "Donroe Doctrine," an expansion of historical regional policies that grants the U.S. broad latitude to intervene militarily throughout the Western Hemisphere. This approach has already resulted in strikes within Venezuela and against civilian maritime traffic in Caribbean waters. Critics, including legal experts, point to the lack of legislative oversight as a dangerous precedent for a presidency that increasingly relies on kinetic military force as a primary geopolitical tool. As the administration continues to target groups labeled as narco-terrorists and regional adversaries, the global scope of these engagements signals a new, more volatile era of American military interventionism.

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