Trump orders strike on Tren de Aragua drug boat

Headline USA:

 Trump Declares War on Drug Cartels

See also:

 Trump admin says US engaged in ‘armed conflict’ with drug smugglers after 4 boat strikes

 The Trump administration has informed Congress that the US engaged in “non-international armed conflict” with drug cartels following recent strikes on alleged trafficking boats in the Caribbean.

The Department of War told House and Senate lawmakers that a series of airstrikes in September had targeted trafficking gangs now designated as combatants waging an “armed attack” on America via a deadly surge of drug overdoses, sources with direct knowledge of the discussions told The Post.

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“If you try to poison our people, we will blow you out of existence,” Trump said, referencing the sinking of ships allegedly smuggling cocaine and fentanyl into the US. “That’s the only language they really understand. That’s why you don’t see any more boats on the ocean.”

At least 17 people were killed in the initial three strikes, the first of which targeted members of a Venezuelan prison gang trafficking drugs Sept. 2.
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“The vessel was assessed by the U.S. intelligence community to be affiliated with a designated terrorist organization and, at the time, engaged in trafficking illicit drugs, which could ultimately be used to kill Americans. This strike resulted in the destruction of the vessel, the illicit narcotics, and the death of approximately 3 unlawful combatants.”

Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), who chairs the Intelligence Committee, said the president “has every right under Article II of the Constitution to take action against narcoterrorists who are waging war on the United States.”

“Murderous drug cartels are responsible for hundreds of thousands of American deaths and have poisoned American communities for far too long,” Cotton added. “I commend President Trump’s decisive actions against these terrorist cartels, and urge him to continue protecting our country from the drugs and violence that they bring.”
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This interdiction should slow the trafficking of dope into the US.  It may not destroy Tren de Aragua, but it will at least slow down their trafficking operations. 

See also:

WATCH: Hegseth Releases Epic Footage Of New Strike On Narcoterrorist Boat In Caribbean Sea

And:

 Trump Declares War on Narco-Terror: U.S. in Armed Conflict with Cartels

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