Posted on 09/19/2025 9:57:17 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
President Donald Trump confirmed that the U.S. military carried out another strike on an alleged Venezuelan drug vessel, following his recent announcement that we would wage war against narco-terrorists "poisoning" our citizens.
In a post on Truth Social on Friday, Trump said that, "On my Orders, the Secretary of War ordered a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel affiliated with a Designated Terrorist Organization conducting narcotrafficking in the USSOUTHCOM area of responsibility."
"Intelligence confirmed the vessel was trafficking illicit narcotics, and was transiting along a known narcotrafficking passage en route to poison Americans," he added.
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"The strike killed three male narcoterrorists aboard the vessel, which was in international waters," President Trump continued. "No US Forces were harmed in this Strike. STOP SELLING FENTANYL, NARCOTICS, AND ILLEGAL DRUGS IN AMERICA, AND COMMITTING VIOLENCE AND TERRORISM AGAINST AMERICANS!!!"
The post (linked above) also included a video that appeared to show the strike, leaving nothing but a vessel engulfed in flames.
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President Donald Trump announces a second strike against a Venezuelan narcoterrorist boat in international waters. He says three male terrorists were killed. pic.twitter.com/OcBwFe34Bz— Fox News (@FoxNews) September 15, 2025
It comes following a previous U.S. military strike this week on an alleged narco-terrorist boat in "international waters," RedState reported.
Trump wrote on social media:
This morning, on my Orders, US Military Forces conducted a SECOND Kinetic Strike against positively identified, extraordinarily violent drug trafficking cartels and narcoterrorists in the SOUTHCOM area of responsibility. The Strike occurred while these confirmed narcoterrorists from Venezuela were in International Waters transporting illegal narcotics (A DEADLY WEAPON POISONING AMERICANS!) headed to the US.
These extremely violent drug trafficking cartels POSE A THREAT to US National Security, Foreign Policy, and vital US Interests. The Strike resulted in 3 male terrorists killed in action. No US Forces were harmed in this Strike. BE WARNED — IF YOU ARE TRANSPORTING DRUGS THAT CAN KILL AMERICANS, WE ARE HUNTING YOU! The illicit activities by these cartels have wrought DEVASTATING CONSEQUENCES ON AMERICAN COMMUNITIES FOR DECADES, killing millions of American Citizens. NO LONGER. Thank you for your attention to this matter!!!
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As my RedState colleague streiff reported, the actions on the drug vessels confirm reports in August that Trump had authorized military action against drug cartels.
The report read:
President Trump has secretly signed a directive to the Pentagon to begin using military force against certain Latin American drug cartels that his administration has deemed terrorist organizations, according to people familiar with the matter.
The decision to bring the American military into the fight is the most aggressive step so far in the administration's escalating campaign against the cartels. It signals Mr. Trump's continued willingness to use military forces to carry out what has primarily been considered a law enforcement responsibility to curb the flow of fentanyl and other illegal drugs.
The order provides an official basis for the possibility of direct military operations at sea and on foreign soil against cartels.
US military officials have started drawing up options for how the military could go after the groups, the people familiar with the conversations said, speaking on the condition of anonymity to discuss the sensitive internal deliberations.
Friday's confirmation by the president on the U.S. military move makes a third strike, following one earlier this month that destroyed a reported drug-running boat in the Caribbean Sea.
Why do they keep trying to do this?
To whom are you referring?
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He forgot to say, "Thank you for your attention to this matter!"
“Hey Jose do you want to make a drug run to an island in the Caribbean, like we have been doing ? “No! My two dear friends ate a Hellfire missile yesterday, and I like living.”
Why do the drug runners keep sending boats out, when they are extremely likely to be hit?
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“ Why do the drug runners keep sending boats out, when they are extremely likely to be hit?”
Because the odds of being hit were virtually nil up until now.
That and we don’t have enough data to know if they are in fact “extremely likely” to get hit.
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Because the drug lords are not telling the runners they are being targeted. They think they’re just on and another easy peasey Biden run.
“That and we don’t have enough data to know if they are in fact “extremely likely” to get hit.”
Only the cartels accountants would have the data.
The FDA could regulate drug purity and dosage, and the IRS could tax the profits.
We could also grant H1B status to all the badly paid foreign employees.
Are all these boats coming out of Communist Venezuela, or other locations?
Wow what a shame, is the boat okay?
And if a people smuggling boat is hit, shrug.
“Why do they keep trying to do this?“
The very first question that popped into my mind.
How many of these ships are they sending out and can any possibly be getting through? I’d tend to doubt that any can set out and not be detected.
That’s a shame
Maybe running illegal narcotics is a
bad thing that people shouldn’t do?
Getting through to where? It’s over 1300 Miles to Miami. Any drugs passing through Venezuela would be transported by air to the Caribbean or other places to smuggle in.
Certainly not small boats coming out of Caracas.
Watch NARCOS on Netflix and you will learn all you want to know on drug smuggling.
Isn’t this old news?
As of mid-September 2025, three Venezuelan narco boats have been publicly confirmed as destroyed by U.S. military strikes2.
Here’s the breakdown:
Sept. 2, 2025: First strike in the southern Caribbean. The boat was allegedly carrying narcotics and linked to the Tren de Aragua cartel. 11 people were killed.
Sept. 15, 2025: Second strike in international waters. The vessel was again tied to Tren de Aragua. 3 were killed.
Sept. 16, 2025: President Trump confirmed a third boat had been “knocked off,” though no video or casualty details were released for this one3.
These operations are part of a broader campaign targeting Venezuelan narco-terrorist networks, particularly Tren de Aragua, which the U.S. has designated a foreign terrorist organization. The strikes have stirred debate over legality, due process, and escalation—but the administration maintains they are justified self-defense actions.
-—yet another——
The point was missed
All will be destroyed by the US Navy
Even those merely suspect are in danger
So will they use planes now?
They enjoy high seas frogger?
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