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Kaine: Trump Administration’s Strikes on Alleged Drug Boats ‘Catastrophic Blunder’
Breitbart ^ | 11/12/2025 | Pam Key

Posted on 11/12/2025 2:29:14 PM PST by DFG

On Wednesday on CNN’s “The Situation Room,” Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) said the Trump administration’s military strikes on alleged drug boats were a “catastrophic blunder” policy-wise.

Host Wolf Blitzer said, “You’re a key member of the Armed Services Committee so I want to ask you about what’s going on with Venezuela right now. Venezuela says it’s launching a massive military mobilization in response to a very significant U.S. military buildup of warships and troops in the Caribbean. As I said, you’re on the Armed Services Committee. You’re also on the foreign relations committee. Just how much latitude does the U.S. have right now to justify its naval buildup and the lethal strikes on alleged drug boats in the Caribbean?”

Kaine said, “Wolf, I think this policy is a catastrophic blunder. I was a missionary in Honduras. I’m the Foreign Relations Lead Democrat on the Committee of the Americas. I think treating this as a military intervention is a big mistake. You saw yesterday that our closest ally, the United Kingdom, has now stopped sharing intelligence with the U.S. on activities in the Caribbean and the Pacific near the Americas because they believe the U.S. strikes are violating international law. And when you amass such naval presence near Venezuela, you are dramatically raising the risk that Venezuela will, you know, pick up something on the radio or see a move and think they’re going to be under attack and then respond in kind.”

He added, “Venezuela has some very significant weapons that they’ve purchased from adversaries of the United States.

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1 posted on 11/12/2025 2:29:14 PM PST by DFG
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To: DFG

He’s a clown, yeah Venezuela is going to attack US Naval ships.


2 posted on 11/12/2025 2:31:46 PM PST by Truthsearcher
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To: DFG

He added, “Venezuela has some very significant weapons that they’ve purchased from adversaries of the United States.


Use them and FO.


3 posted on 11/12/2025 2:32:52 PM PST by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
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To: DFG

Timmy doing drugs from Venezuela? What the hell is he worried about? He must love watching Americans die. Murdered by America-hating foreigners.


4 posted on 11/12/2025 2:35:02 PM PST by FlingWingFlyer ("Democratic Socialism" parasites only work when they can suck off of a Capitalist country. )
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To: DFG

During the Biden administration they spent four years displaying the spineless military capacity of the US> Trump’s putting it back.

wy69


5 posted on 11/12/2025 2:35:09 PM PST by whitney69 (")
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To: DFG

Always worrying about the enemies of the US and never Americans: that’s the Dems in a nutshell.


6 posted on 11/12/2025 2:35:12 PM PST by pierrem15 ("Massacrez-les, car le seigneur connait les siens" )
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To: DFG

This boob was Hillary’s running mate. He makes Tim Walz look good.


7 posted on 11/12/2025 2:35:48 PM PST by Fledermaus ("It turns out all we really needed was a new President!")
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To: Fledermaus

Kaine looks drunk all the time.


8 posted on 11/12/2025 2:37:47 PM PST by pleasenotcalifornia
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To: DFG

Tim Kaine was Billary’s running mate.

When the New York Times and others were stating Billary had a 90% chance of winning in 2016, I will bet that Timmy Boy drove by the Vice President’s estate many times.

Too bad, Timmy Boy.


9 posted on 11/12/2025 2:38:06 PM PST by Ronaldus Magnus III (Do, or do not, there is no try )
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To: Fledermaus

I bet he thought Reagan putting short term nuke missles in West Europe was a blunder.


10 posted on 11/12/2025 2:38:12 PM PST by Fledermaus ("It turns out all we really needed was a new President!")
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To: FlingWingFlyer

If Trump declares war on the Venezuela craphole, he can remove all Venezuelans from America. Same with the Colombians. Let’s do it. If the Dizzy Dipstick Jugheads get involved, deport them too.


11 posted on 11/12/2025 2:41:27 PM PST by FlingWingFlyer ("Democratic Socialism" parasites only work when they can suck off of a Capitalist country. )
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Venezuela has some very significant weapons that they’ve purchased from adversaries of the United States.

True, Venezuela got 'em from Democrats, and they are adversaries of the United States.

12 posted on 11/12/2025 2:42:39 PM PST by Navy Patriot (President Trump Decisively Won, Celebrate Recivilization!)
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To: DFG

Tim Kaine is dumber than a window-licking retard. No offense to retards.


13 posted on 11/12/2025 2:43:40 PM PST by Rummyfan (Ok In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support lthe civilized man.👨 so t tv)
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Stay on the short bus, Timmy.

14 posted on 11/12/2025 2:43:56 PM PST by broken_clock (Go Trump! Prayers answered!)
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To: DFG

What a maroon


15 posted on 11/12/2025 2:44:02 PM PST by NonValueAdded (First, I was a clinger, then deplorable, now I'm garbage. Feel the love? )
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To: DFG

Hegseth should be sure that Kaine’s words showing a lack of confidence in our Navy is passed on to the entire DoW.


16 posted on 11/12/2025 2:44:17 PM PST by mikey_hates_everything
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To: Rummyfan

Dumb ass VA voters… we could have had Hung Cao as Senator but the libs in Arlington / Alexandria / Fairfax / and Loudon saw fit to re-elect Kaine.


17 posted on 11/12/2025 2:45:19 PM PST by Rummyfan (Ok In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support lthe civilized man.👨 so t tv)
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To: FlingWingFlyer

WHEN he dumps the narco terrorist thug “regime” of Nick “El Caudillo de Bus Driver” nobody in Venezuela will HAVE to leave: it can go back to being the wealthiest nation in Latin America.

ThugDuro merely wanted to be top dog collecting the oil cash so he babbles BS about “socialismo” and “people power” to cover for his real plan: just take the money.

It will be a gift to the Venezuelan people when the creep is gone.


18 posted on 11/12/2025 2:48:00 PM PST by Regulator (It's fraud, Jim)
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To: DFG

CNN. Wolf Blitzer. Tim Kaine.


19 posted on 11/12/2025 2:48:05 PM PST by Republican Wildcat
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“I was a MISSIONARY”? What kind?

LOL! Do we really need British Intelligence for what is happening in that region?


20 posted on 11/12/2025 2:52:22 PM PST by LeonardFMason
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