Posted on 09/16/2025 3:12:23 AM PDT by fluorescence
President Donald Trump said the U.S. military on Monday again targeted a boat allegedly carrying drugs from Venezuela, killing three aboard the vessel, and hinted that the military targeting of cartels could be further expanded.
"The Strike occurred while these confirmed narcoterrorists from Venezuela were in International Waters transporting illegal narcotics (A DEADLY WEAPON POISONING AMERICANS!) headed to the U.S.," Trump said in a Truth Social post announcing the strike. "These extremely violent drug trafficking cartels POSE A THREAT to U.S. National Security, Foreign Policy, and vital U.S. Interests."
The strike was carried out nearly two weeks after another military strike on what the Trump administration said was a drug-carrying speedboat from Venezuela that killed 11.
Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office later on Monday, Trump said he had been shown footage of the latest strike by Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Asked what proof the U.S. has that the vessel was carrying drugs, Trump replied, "We have proof. All you have to do is look at the cargo that was spattered all over the ocean — big bags of cocaine and and fentanyl all over the place."
Trump also suggested that U.S. military strikes targeting alleged drug smugglers at sea could be expanded to land.
He said the U.S. military is seeing fewer vessels in the Caribbean since carrying out the first strike early this month. But he said the cartels are still smuggling drugs by land.
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Democratic Sen. Adam Schiff of California said he's drafting a war powers resolution aimed at preventing U.S. troops from engaging in further strikes until formally authorized by Congress.
Schiff said he was concerned "these lawless killings are just putting us at risk" and could prompt another country to target U.S. forces without proper justification.
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Whenever the RATS need a bona fide dumbass, Shift seems to float to the top.
And get bombard to the stone age in reply?
Happy trails.
NPR went straight to Schiff.
And I bet pencil neck was the first one to cheer when obamao authorized a drone strike on an American citizen and his 16 year old son because he thought they were linked to terrorism (or just because he wanted to try and butch up his gay image some). These hypocrites have no shame.
If could have been a water taxi carrying school children. Just sayin’./sarc
The drone could have just blown a hole in the bottom of the boat and made the occupants shark food.
The idea is to get the others to give up the idea of doing that sort of thing.
NPR = No Political Reasoning
NOTE TO DEA/TRUMP:
TRACK EVERY PURCHASE OF HIGH HORSEPOWER OUTBOARD BOAT ENGINES.
THEY DID THAT-—NO RULES ABOUT HOW BIG A HOLE.....
Almost every "news" outlet does this: Reporter babbles a bit about some piece of legislation, then quotes two democRAT congressthings' comments on it. End of report.
(They actually were linked to terrorism, in a very big way.)
Or carrying baby milk from the baby milk factory.
I think Maduro’s right hand man is of Iranian heritage with Hezbollah ties. The guy was governor of the same Venezuelan state that Tea emerged from, 9r something like that.
I’m sure they probably were and there was clear evidence - just as there was evidence of cartel members on that boat (who we should also declare as terrorists). I am fine with Obie issuing the drone strike on a highly probable terrorist, it is just the raging hypocrisy of, “it’s ok when we do it” BS.
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