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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTrump says US strikes another boat accused of carrying drugs in waters off Venezuela, killing 6
WASHINGTON (AP) President Donald Trump says the U.S. struck another small boat that he accused of carrying drugs in the waters off Venezuela.
The Republican president said Tuesday in a post on social media that six people aboard the vessel were killed in the strike and no U.S. forces were harmed. Its the fifth deadly strike in the Caribbean as the Trump administration has asserted that it is treating alleged drug traffickers as unlawful combatants who must be met with military force.
Frustration with the administration has been growing on Capitol Hill among members of both major political parties. Some Republicans are seeking more information from the White House on the legal justification and details of the strikes. Democrats contend the strikes violate U.S. and international law.
Trump said Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered the strike Tuesday morning and released a video of the strike, as he has in the past.
The Republican president said Tuesday in a post on social media that six people aboard the vessel were killed in the strike and no U.S. forces were harmed. Its the fifth deadly strike in the Caribbean as the Trump administration has asserted that it is treating alleged drug traffickers as unlawful combatants who must be met with military force.
Frustration with the administration has been growing on Capitol Hill among members of both major political parties. Some Republicans are seeking more information from the White House on the legal justification and details of the strikes. Democrats contend the strikes violate U.S. and international law.
Trump said Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered the strike Tuesday morning and released a video of the strike, as he has in the past.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/trump-says-us-strikes-another-175204898.html
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In It to Win It
Oct 2025
OP
Did they seize the (alleged) drugs they killed the boaters for? Show us the evidence.
Ping Tung
Oct 2025
#11
Just imagine if China were to begin bombing American fishing boats, claiming they were full of drug traffikers.
Ferrets are Cool
Oct 2025
#13
Dave Bowman
(7,393 posts)1. And the world is now a much safer place.
lame54
(40,043 posts)2. Peace Prize Please
In It to Win It
(12,772 posts)4. Right? And they wonder why he doesn't get a Peace Prize.
He's not very peaceful.
lame54
(40,043 posts)3. Proof the mitary will go along
travelingthrulife
(5,501 posts)5. Trump needs to be arrested. He can't just murder anyone he wants.
usonian
(26,390 posts)6. Is tylenol considered a drug?
Asking for a friend. TBH, I'd kind of like to see drug-seeking missiles deployed

Here
C_U_L8R
(49,506 posts)7. Murder comes naturally to a rapist
Trump lusts for ultimate control.
But hell never have respect.
bluestarone
(22,420 posts)8. Yep, in the battle of good vs evil
This fucker is definitely EVIL as they come. The religious right knows how to pick them.
Blues Heron
(8,994 posts)9. This was inevitable the minute the peace prize went to someone else.
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(137,032 posts)10. Oh Donny you're so manly
Asshole
Ping Tung
(4,370 posts)11. Did they seize the (alleged) drugs they killed the boaters for? Show us the evidence.
moondust
(21,340 posts)12. Let's see the evidence.
Do they have some drone footage? Some intercepts? Something else to support their claims of "drug traffickers". Without evidence they need to be held accountable for murder.
Ferrets are Cool
(23,041 posts)13. Just imagine if China were to begin bombing American fishing boats, claiming they were full of drug traffikers.
THIS is NO different.