Colombia's President Says 'I Shall Resort to Weapons Again' should US Launches an Attack.

President Trump along with his Colombian counterpart have escalated the rhetoric of their exchange, further raising tensions bilaterally after American military units targeted Venezuela with the aim of deposing the leader of Venezuela Nicolás Maduro from office.

"He runs narcotics facilities and processing labs and is not going to be doing it very long," Trump added.

Growing Threats and Allegations

Talking to journalists over the weekend, the US president threatened comparable armed intervention against Bogotá, asserting the country is “very sick too” and led by a sick man who enjoys creating cocaine and trafficking it to the US."

Although Colombia stands as the globe's biggest cocaine-producing country, there is no evidence that President Gustavo Petro, elected two years ago, is in any way connected to the business.

A Frayed Alliance

This nation has long been a staunch collaborator of Washington in the struggle combating drug cartels and benefited from wide political approval in the US capital, however, the relationship have soured dramatically since Trump came to office.

Colombia’s drug trade is mainly overseen by criminal organizations like one major cartel, the ELN guerrilla group and dissident factions of the demobilized Farc, most of its former fighters laid down arms after a historic peace agreement.

The President's Defiant Answer

Upon being questioned if military intervention similar to Venezuela was a possibility against his country, Trump responded: "That seems like a good idea to me."

The Colombian leader, once a member of a left-wing insurgent group who disarmed in the last century, categorically refuted these allegations. "I am neither illegitimate and I am not involved in narcotics," he declared.

"Trump speaks without information. End the false accusations," he wrote online.

"Should American forces attack peasants, they will transform into numerous insurgents across the countryside. And should they arrest the president, which a significant portion of the population loves and respects, they will provoke the fierce spirit of the nation," he admonished.

From Guerrilla to President

The president dedicated part of his youth belonging with the radical M-19 armed organization but is not believed he did not engaged in fighting. Following his disarmament, he participated in drafting a new constitution in 1991 subsequently becoming an influential politician. He served as mayor of the Colombian capital before winning the presidency.

"I swore to never again hold arms again ... but for Colombia I shall resume the fight," he affirmed.

Increased Security along with Broad Rejection

The Colombian defence minister announced that the national leader's security detail had received additional support.

Several members of Colombia’s political right have allied themselves with Trump's stance, but voices spanning the ideological divide have rejected the threats of American military action targeting Colombia.

Political and Economic Pressure

American authorities revoked his travel authorization after he urged US military personnel to disobey unlawful commands. Months later, the US enacted financial sanctions against the president, his wife and various close collaborators.

At the same time as the US increased its military presence in the Caribbean and bombing vessels thought to carry drugs against Venezuela’s Maduro, the US have also conducted attacks on boats in the eastern Pacific region off the Colombian coast.