"How ironic, then, to learn the term is better applied domestically. It turns out, not only was the U.S. government subsidizing war through the tacit approval and use of drug money abroad, but that American special forces operatives were running drugs on the side, sometimes utilizing military equipment and vehicles, while also pocketing millions of dollars in discretionary funds, all without any greater or noble purpose than boredom and greed."
"Investigative journalist Seth Harp's book The Fort Bragg Cartel charts a pattern of suicide, homicide, overdoses, and rampant drug dealing at the titular military installation in North Carolina, which serves as a microcosm for a far-reaching dilemma of reckless behavior, violence, and addiction within American special forces organization like the Green Berets and the Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC). Harp, who served a tour in Iraq in the mid-aughts,"
Next year marks the 25th anniversary of 9/11 and the start of the War on Terror. American intervention in the Middle East produced righteous vengeance, creeping guilt, and eventual regret at democratic destruction. Racism and xenophobia labeled enemies as narco-terrorists, yet the term applies domestically as U.S. special forces exploited drug money. The government tacitly approved use of drug funds abroad while operatives ran drugs, used military equipment, and pocketed discretionary millions. Fort Bragg exhibits suicide, homicide, overdoses, and rampant dealing, revealing a microcosm of reckless behavior, violence, and addiction within elite units like the Green Berets and JSOC. The pattern raises questions about military culture and purpose.
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