This has been a rather interesting week on the war on drugs in this country.
Judge Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. Attorney for D.C., announced a major drug bust, and President Donald Trump ordered a military attack on a drug boat, reportedly killing all 11 people on board.
Venezuela responded by buzzing a U.S. Navy ship in international waters off its coast, and now assets are being moved into place just in case anyone decides to get cute.
In our first report, we talked about how Trump is changing the rules for midterm elections, and now he is changing the rules on how we deal with drug cartels and gangs.
Trump ordered a military strike on a drug boat, blowing the boat out of the water and killing all 11 people on board.
This is a major change in tactics, as we would normally just confiscate the drugs and the boat, but Trump wanted to send a more direct message.
We consider drug cartels and gangs to be terrorists now, and this is how the United States deals with terrorists. If you want to work for an organization that is sending drugs to this country, you won’t just end up in jail, you could also wind up on the wrong side of a U.S missile.
Early this morning, it was reported that Venezuela buzzed a U.S. Navy vessel in response to Trump’s military strike against the drug trade.
The Defense Department, soon to be renamed the Department of War, stated, "Today, two Maduro regime military aircraft flew near a U.S. Navy vessel in international waters. This highly provocative move was designed to interfere with our counter narco-terror operations.”
It continued, "The cartel running Venezuela is strongly advised not to pursue any further effort to obstruct, deter or interfere with counter-narcotics and counter-terror operations carried out by the U.S. military."
While there are some in the media defending President Nicolas Maduro, Secretary of State Marco Rubio reminded the media that the Venezuelan leader is an "indicted drug trafficker" and a "fugitive of American justice."
In response, the Pentagon has ordered 10 fighter jets to San Juan, clearly being positioned in case hostilities between the two nations rise. With warships already in the area, this will just bolster our presence and provide air cover if needed if Venezuela decides to get cute and attack our ships.
Trump has also put Venezuela on notice, along with drug cartels and gangs, that he is ready to up the stakes if need be, posting, “TDA is a designated Foreign Terrorist Organization, operating under the control of [Venezuelan President] Nicolas Maduro, responsible for mass murder, drug trafficking, sex trafficking, and acts of violence and terror across the United States and Western Hemisphere.”
He continued, “The strike occurred while the terrorists were at sea in International waters transporting illegal narcotics, heading to the United States. The strike resulted in 11 terrorists killed in action. No U.S. Forces were harmed in this strike. Please let this serve as notice to anybody even thinking about bringing drugs into the United States of America. BEWARE!”
My readers know that I consider it a last resort to put our troops in the line of fire, but I fully support this action from Trump. Quite frankly, it is about time that we have a president willing to do whatever it takes to address this problem that has been crushing this country for more than four decades. And I am sure our troops are loving every second of finally being able to openly engage these groups.
