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Venezuela Says Boat Targeted by US Not Tren de Aragua

Venezuela Says Boat Targeted by US Not Tren de Aragua

Venezuela Says Boat Targeted by US Not Tren de Aragua
Above: Venezuela's Interior Minister Diosdada Cabello speaks in Caracas, Venezuela, on Aug. 25, 2025. Image credit: Juan Barreto/Getty Images

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Trump's strike on the drug-smuggling boat was essential to shield Americans from the flood of deadly fentanyl and cartel violence floodingpouring ouracross borders,the asborder. With drugs killkilling thousands yearly and cartels rakeraking in an estimated $310B310 billion more than LACthe combined defense budgets combinedof Latin America and the Caribbean — decisive action is crucial. Venezuela, under Maduro's narco-regime tied to Iran/, Russia/ and China, should focus on dismantling this trade instead of whining;fuelling we'd gladly step back if they did the jobit.

Americans left and right reject endless wars — especially ones with a non-threatening Venezuela. Trump's unauthorized drone strike killed 11 without trial or evidence, defying due process and Coast Guard rules, as Sen. Rand Paul decries. Past sanctions fueled this crisis, not change, and ramping it up towith military strikes only risks civil war in Venezuela, or worse, escalation with Russia and China. Trump must use diplomacy, not missiles.


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