Public opinion is highly divided and increasingly skeptical regarding the US military strike on a Venezuelan drug vessel. While some see it as a necessary action against drug trafficking, a growing number of commenters question the legitimacy, legality, and potential political motivations behind the strike. Many express concerns about the humanitarian impact and perceive it as a diversion from domestic issues or political scandals.

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The original title was:

&gt;US says military strikes a "Drug Boat" originating from Venezuela

The current title is:

&gt;Trump Says Military Hit Boat Carrying Drugs from Venezuela

The title on the site is subject to change as new information develops.

*Last updated: 20:37 UTC*

progress18

Let me guess if Maduro reacts we have a pretext for further US escalation.

Not that it could even be Venezuelan government  related or connected.

BringbackDreamBars

Had to show it was worth sending millions of dollars to the region

razordreamz

What is the reasoning behind all of this Venezuela escalation? 

Or at least the best guess

dreadpiratedusty

Probably discover they have sunk a Carnival cruise ship.

Toolatethehero3

I was wondering which war he was going to start to distract his base from the Epstein files.

Since he's too chicken to pick a fight with Russia, I guess the natural thing to do was revert to the proud American tradition of bombing brown people back to the Stone Age.

tanaephis77400

no-chance-cuz

klautkollector

Isn't it a funny coincidence that...\
...Venezuela has the largest oil reserves in the world\
... the US warships were dispatched one day after the meeting with Putin\
... Russia is basically the only country that offers Venezuela at least some protection\
... Trump gives Putin free rein in Ukraine\
... Putin says nothing about the threat to Venezuela from the USA

Only a mischievous person would think ill of this.

drmanhattanmar

so a republican administration is planning on regime change in an oil filled country under the guise of some kind of criminal behavior? huh, where have we seen this play out, i feel like this plot is very familiar…

thegoodreverenddoc

So what 50:50 odds on it being a fishing boat?

d4561wedg

postusa2

buginmybeer24

burnmenowz

Trump’s looking for his Gulf of Tonkin moment. Anything to distract from Epstein.

Best_Entrepreneur659

Are we about to invade fuckin Venezuela??

PhonB80

BurnerAcct6729

Finally getting to live through the plot of "Clear and Present Danger"

Obvious_Pumpkin_4821

Redditors siding with drug cartels just because not Trump.

NotACommie1

eiserneftaujourdhui

Distinct-Quantity-35

Who had US invades Venezuela on their bingo card?

Ok-Studio7003

That's the BIG ANNOUNCEMENT? Drugs are the least of my mf problems

elohimsjizzrag

If that's true, I need the exact coordinates, for rescuing purposes of course.

FriedRice2682

unclefes

Did they prove it or do they expect us to trust their opinion?

AloneChapter

Were the people on the boat in possession of the Epstein files?

roller_coaster325

Dont forget the president is a rapist and a pedophile

rorymakesamovie

"We know it was a drug boat because there were brown people in it."

tenebre

If it really is a drug smuggling boat then good. As a hispanic person, I’m sick of cartels.

LittleShallot

Hopefully there weren't Epstein files sank with that weasel

Zeena-C

Wait till the US has a boat sank and then we can go invade to steal their oil. Spanish American war all over again

12stTales

RobbieC69COM

MMW Venezuela before Puerto Rico, for US statehood and invasions.

jacoan111

I was reading about [Cessna 185](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2001_Peru_Cessna_185_shootdown) TWO WEEKS AGO.

At some point what I read for research needs to stop line up with what’s happening in real life

BaldBeardedBookworm

Sure is a convenient way to do a false flag….

No_Reality_404

This is definitely not Trump trying to start a war to distract from Epstein and maintain his hopes of getting to remain president

Adventurous_Light_85

Why do they need to strike a drug but why not just see it the arrest of people and sink it

ezagreb

End result - everyone in the US is going to pay a little more for their nose candy

SwaziGoldenChild

Is "drug boat" going to he the US's version of "they're hamas". Is the US military eventually going to raid one of these boats, arrest everyone on board, and take photos of the little bit of nicotine stuff they find along with some kitchen knives and post "see! They had drugs and deadly weapons!"

TyroPirate

I get so tired of struggling presidents starting wars to cover their failures. This technique is exhausting

Hunter-Gatherer_

zirky

So it’s not going to be a Gulf on Tonkin rerun. It’s going to more be an Iraq rerun.

Arathorn-the-Wise

The last time trump had boats in Venezuela it was 2020.

vroart

Dont the US government know we need our drugs now more than ever?!

trogloherb

so there's proper vetted proof it was a "drug boat" I'm sure

Love_Leaves_Marks

Grand_Taste_8737

So one little skimmer with like 3-4 dudes was going to motor, in open water, from Venezuela to the us border? Did I understand that right?

SiWeyNoWay

Woo! One whole boat? I guess there's no more illegal drugs now 🤷

Prestigious_Beat6310

A speedboat?   What speedboat has a 1000+ mile range?

SouthEastSmith

Trump wanted to hit the boat before it reached Trumpstein Island.

suddenvalleyfarms

Yeah and we are supposed to believe the word of a country that actively supports a geonocide.

Ohweeee

Good thing we have a president interested in peace.

thewallyp

Sounds to me like the orange menace is trying to goad a cartel into fighting back, at which time he’ll use that to declare an emergency to claim special powers for political gain.

GarbageThrown

MaduroTrolls are claiming it was AI which normally i’d scoff at. However, with this administration who knows?

hmochoa95

Is this going to escalate into WW3 or something even more serious?

EvaUnitKenway

The no new wars prez is forcing us into a war over his hurt feelings

Electrical_Dance8464

Sad_Bunnie

That’s going to get him that Peace Prize for sure.

Mackafritz

I'm 110% going to believe it was a passenger ship of civilians that weren't even in US waters.  That's how much I trust this government to tell the truth now.

ERedfieldh

tkroy30

Humble_Ad9815

Damn every day something new. All this crap is giving me news whiplash 😵‍💫

Maleficent-Ask8450

pzombielover

But Trump said all the fentanyl was coming in from Canada?  

US gunboats everywhere. 

Are Canadians requiring travel insurance when sailing through their own waters now?

ClubSoda

Yeah, I don’t trust anything the US says anymore.

keepfilming

Can someone explain how the U.S. has the right to do this?

casapantalones

Just curious, can a vessel of such size (looks tiny with no roof), travel all the way from Venezuela to the US? That’s a long haul.

Alone-Carpenter-6520

And if you believe that, Trump has some gorgeous Florida swamp land he'll sell you.

Im_Ashe_Man

Evidence of the due process or just more illegal war?

UserRemoved

The Coast Guard has been interdicting and destroying drug runners boats for years. They operate all over the Caribbean and in the Pacific off the coast of South America. The Orange man makes a big deal out of normal Coast Guard activity.

nollafwe

I got me a drug boat as big as a whale and it’s about to set sail!!!!!

OtterishDreams

People were hoping he was dead this weekend. His approval rating just came in at the lowest for any President in history. It's a good time to blow something up but he has precious few legitimate targets that will make people cheer so blow up a drug boat.

maybe-an-ai

Did that boat have the epstein files in it?

According-Classic658

MassholeLiberal56

Ah yes. Because sending a whole bunch of warships for 1 “boat” makes sense

bedbathandbebored

Trump saw Bibi and Putin staying in power because of war and he wants that 

Festering-Fecal

Lemme guess, it was people trying to flee Venezuela

Hylebos75

rjross0623

If you have intel on a narco boat coming go get it at shore on arrival. Intercept and seize narcotics sometimes does need lethal action as a result not as first resort.


Might be Bobby Fischer fishing too.



Televised kills for fascist advance. "Enjoy"

No-Tomato312

Did they have any reason to shoot at them besides them possibly transporting drugs? Looking around at what other sources are saying, eleven dead is a pointless waste of life for such a non threat.

Terrobyde


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As someone said, why not wait until they land in US waters and have the coast guard arrest them. Go through due process. 

Trump just wants to murder people.

RynheartTheReluctant

Worried-Scratch-5549

So Trump is starting a war with Venezuela.

FormerUsenetUser

Interesting. I would love to see the court documents for this. They surely should have been indicted

Oh wait. It was in International waters, there was no crime committed, no judge ever heard about it, we had no jurisdiction, and we are to accept the words of a known liar.

twirlingmypubes

Here we go again, the “no new wars” president is attacking another nation to avoid the Epstein files.

Fanticide

JDGumby

killing in international waters is opening all kinds of boxes.
trump is forever trying to make distractions from: Epstein

Frequent-Returns757

"Transparency", huh?  --We dun shot them!

rockchalkmatt

If that is the actual boat, no way 11 people were on it with all those "drugs".  My neighbor has a bigger boat than than.  Also, why would you need 11 people on there?!

Dry-University797

Thanks to USA Today for saying, "alleged."

CynicalSigtyr

"Drug vessel" is Don Jr's Secret Service code name.

justabill71

Release the files!!, and include the evidence this was not a fishing boat.

blackout_2022

I’ve seen this one… next come the untraceable cellulose-encased bombs, and would somebody please make sure that Kash Patel’s secretary isn’t dating anyone new and mysteriously handsome?

stuck_in_the_desert

That's overkill and giving a potential casus belli to Venezuela.

jayfeather31

The United States just became a pirate kingdom

AcanthaceaePolitics

Where in the south Caribbean Sea? There’s a lot of Dutch islands there

DistractedPhoenix

normally stuff like this wouldn't make the news, but every media outlet is chirping about it. i assume they are getting fed the story by the administration

funfoam

If he really wanted to kill the drug dealers, he should probably kill the entire FBI.

SXIAO_6

President Donald Trump announced a US military strike that targeted a drug-laden boat from Venezuela, resulting in the deaths of 11 suspected members of the Tren de Aragua cartel. This action is part of a broader crackdown on drug trafficking linked to Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.

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