We are at 6 boat strikes. We are blowing up boats off Venezuela and now in the Caribbean because we elected legit psychopaths. These are pretty clear war crimes, and are a natural evolution of our lawless War on Terror. https://www.cnn.com/2025/10/17/politics/us-navy-detaining-survivors-strike-drug-boat US Navy detaining two survivors of strike against alleged drug boat It’s unclear under what legal authority the US military can hold the men, said Brian Finucane, a former State Department lawyer who specializes in war powers issues. The Trump administration has argued that the president has broad authorities under Article II of the Constitution to conduct the strikes against what it claims are “narco-terrorists,” but lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have questioned that theory. Congress, which maintains broad authority under Article I of the Constitution to declare war, has not authorized an armed conflict against drug traffickers. The Bush administration advanced the theory that it could rely solely on Article II for its military detention authorities, Finucane said — but the Supreme Court never ruled on the matter, leaving the question of its lawfulness unresolved. The Bush administration was ultimately able to rely on a 2001 congressional authorization that deemed the United States to be at war with al Qaeda and its affiliates to hold military detainees.
The more they break the law, the more convinced I become that they have no intention of ever having free and fair elections again. I know they're generally incompetent, but the other option is they are so incompetent that they don't realize what they are doing will have real eventual consequences under the genuine rule of law
It's a violation of both domestic and international law, and it makes the U.S. less safe. Other countries could use the same reasoning to directly target citizens of the U.S. or its allies whom they claim - without needing to present evidence - are "narco-terrorists" or other types of terrorists, such as cyber-terrorists, bioterrorists, eco-terrorists, ...
This is what I believe is happening. All signs & actions clearly point to them not leaving office; election or not.
They have presented no evidence, physical or observational, that these are drug-running boats. Any physical evidence pretty much disappears when you hit a 25 foot skiff with a hellfire missile. It would be very easy for the Navy to stop/search/arrest these boats & operators (we do it in other parts of the world, Somalia/SE Asia/etc, all the time). Also, the USN Admiral who was in charge of military operations in the Caribbean just stepped down, 2 years early, after reported differences with the Administration wrt US actions and policy in the area. Now you've got Trump saying to the world that we're running COVERT operations inside Venezuela...and the boat strikes seem like a justification & prelude to a regime change, boots-on-the-ground, type situation. Here's a bit of basic info and quotes, there's more in-depth stuff online if you're interested: https://www.reuters.com/world/ameri...-military-latin-america-step-down-2025-10-16/ https://www.cnn.com/2025/10/17/politics/cia-venezuela-trump-castro-noriega-analysis
Relevant, and everyone non-partisan (and even Republicans quietly) knew this was going to lead to bad or worse, illegal behavior. Every single top military lawyer (JAG) was fired by Hegseth in February 2025. The expectation is that they will be replaced by yes-men who would not question the ethics or legality of military actions. That expectation turned out to be true, at least in the case of the Navy JAG. https://www.military.com/daily-news...-jag-officers-raises-legal-ethical-fears.html Current military lawyers and legal experts told Military.com the administration's firings of the Air Force, Army and Navy's top judge advocates general politicizes and sets an alarming precedent for a crucial job in the military, all as President Donald Trump has mused about using the military in unorthodox and potentially illegal ways. "I am not aware of any time in American history where the military's most senior legal officers were fired en masse," Dunlap told Military.com. https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/a--sweeping-overhaul--of-the-jag-corps-poses-likely-dangers In February, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth fired the Air Force’s and Army’s top judge advocates general (JAGs). Last month, he commissioned his personal lawyer as a Navy JAG. He is now reportedly paving the way to make major changes within the JAG Corps—including how military lawyers advise on the law of war and prosecute those who violate it. These moves raise concerns that the JAG Corps could be compromised by partisan appointments and bad faith interpretations of the law, with wide-ranging consequences for how the U.S. military conducts operations and disciplines personnel.
I need the Democrats to make sure he is punished if they get back in power Send him to the international court for trial Rocket River
I think the perpetuation of tit for tat politics is not in the best interest of this country moving forward. someone in the future will have to stop with the pettiness. Do what the Trumpster did pull his security detail as he did for others, he is not aligned with. Saving cash instead of spending it on legal battles. Kegsbreath will be forgotten about in about 3.5 years. Unless he comes out with a signature cologne. ETHOS by Kegsbreath. Has a nice ring.
So just let it go? once again allow them to escape any accountability? Why would the next person NOT do it . . .. when there is no punishment for trying or doing it? Rocket River
This photo is from a drug bust that occurred in 2024, zero ties to the current situation. Photo is taken from the video attached in the article below . https://elpais.com/espana/2024-02-15/una-narcolancha-con-4350-kilos-de-cocaina-apresada-a-1000-kilometros-de-canarias.html#
There hasn't been tit for tat - that's the problem. Republican commit serious crimes and the only "tat" is them eventually getting voted out (and for reasons completely unrelated to their war crimes - usually the economy). This time around, there needs to be real accountability and many members and supporters of this administration should be locked away in a dark hole for the rest of their lives (after the requisite trial of course).
No need to tit or tat those Nazis. Just let them all go. What's the worst that could happen? Nobody cares except the families of all those murdered and killed. Not like we need principle or rule of law anymore. It's all good.
Basically The more we let it go unpunished the more they will do it Rocket River I think Noom should be brought up on Charges as well
