The French government declared on Tuesday that the crimes committed by the United States in the Caribbean , as well as the deployment of military forces in the region , constitute serious violations of international law .
The announcement was made by French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot , who warned that Caribbean nations are exposed to constant danger due to the US military presence.
Barrot stressed that, by ignoring international norms, it is vitally important to avoid an escalation of the conflict , which could have adverse consequences for regional stability.
The minister recalled that France maintains a presence on several Caribbean islands , where more than one million French citizens live , and highlighted this point during his speech in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Canada , at the G7 meeting .
The statement came just hours after the United States expanded its deployment in the Caribbean Sea with the addition of the USS Gerald Ford , considered the world’s largest aircraft carrier , whose jurisdiction covers Central America, South America and the Caribbean .
Several Latin American governments have stated that this US maneuver represents a threat to the sovereignty of their people , even though Washington justifies it as part of its strategy against drug trafficking.
In response to the situation, Venezuela announced the deployment of 200,000 troops across the country as a preventative measure against what it described as international threats .
The French statement adds to regional criticism and raises concerns about a potential escalation of diplomatic and military tensions in the Caribbean, where the presence of foreign forces is generating worries about a possible increase in confrontation.
UK and France saying this? Neither of them have cared about international law when it suits them. There’s something else going on.
I agree. The Canadian armed forces seem displeased by all this as well and are also trying to distance themselves, but that’s to be expected I suppose because we’re still grafted to the British crown.
Yes. Its interesting. Do you have any idea what that could be?
There are a few French and British controlled islands out in the Caribbean so maybe they worried the US will try to use war as an excuse for coming in and seizing them as staging zones. With Europe struggling with energy prices I also imagine they aren’t thrilled by the idea of a major oil producing country being bombed.
Not sure. Need to read around it more. Usually I have at least an educated guess but here I am currently out of my depth.
I mean, lets look at it dialectically. Why would france distance themselves from the US NOW? Maybe there are huge protests going on in france that we dont know about?
The US has been usurping francafrique - like Gabon & Madagascar primarily, but also the AES could only rise from the power vacuum allowed by the empire- The french imperialists have a lot to be angry about. Not to mention France is becoming more global south.
Thats an interesting point! Thanks for bringing it up. How do you figure that france is becoming more global south?
Well NATO europe is - because they are losing the remainder of colonial influence and also being drained by the US. So they are becoming something closer to Peru or the Philippines, pro-USA but “poor” and exploited (in the case of western europe more similar in degradation character to the 90s eastern block rather than post-colonial misery)
Thats an entirely new perspective. Thanks again for sharing. This kind of explains the things we see a bit better. Do you have more material on this? I’d like to build a more coherent view.
What if Europe is slowly realising that being under the influence of the USA isn’t as beneficial as it once was and they’re lashing out
Edit this could also be a nothing burger
I dont think that makes a whole lot of sense. You may still be right but I cant see that being the case.
The most interesting bit i saw is that france has a carrier ship near afrika which could be the reason. Just another diversion.
Maybe weapons potentially used here won’t then be used on either the Ukrainian or Israeli front? Ie competing interests of capital?
Imperialist infighting
