President Trump orders attack on Venezuelan drug runners at sea

[kyzr]

They’re not? Since when?

Since they were declared terrorists dumbass.

Technical Difficulties

Terrorist Designations of International Cartels​

Today, the State Department is fulfilling one of President Trump’s first promises since he took office. I’m pleased to announce the Department’s designation of eight organizations as Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs) and Specially Designated Global Terrorists (SDGTs).
As President Trump said in Executive Order 14157, cartels and other transnational organizations “threaten the safety of the American people, the security of the United States, and the stability of the international order in the Western Hemisphere.”

 

[Delldude]

Long standing rules of war. Unlawful combatants, such as bandits or pirates can just be executed.

I like 'terminated with extreme prejudice'.....nice ring to it.

 

[Polishprince]

I like 'terminated with extreme prejudice'.....nice ring to it.

The problem that libs have with this is that Trump is doing it.

When Obama claimed to have clipped Ladin in Pakistan in 2011 without a trial or due process, it was cool with them.

The only difference here is that Trump is doing it, and is actually working to resolve the drug issue as well as Illegal Aliens.

 

[Fort Fun Indiana]

Sadly politics sets our moral compass for so many.

What happened here is absolutely wrong.

But so was the assassination of Anwar al-awlaki and Democrats said nothing.

Except for suing the Obama administration, except for democrat congresspeople expressing outrage and doubt over the legal basis, except for the editorial boards of NYT, LAT, etc...

You're not going to find an equivalence there.

 

[Fort Fun Indiana]

Long standing rules of war. Unlawful combatants, such as bandits or pirates can just be executed.

No, they can't. See, we actually try to observe rules that are, ya know, written down.

 

[Correll]

No, they can't. See, we actually try to observe rules that are, ya know, written down.

yes, they can.

 

[JWBooth]

President Trump orders attack on Venezuelan drug runners at sea​

So far we have only the government's assurances that those people were of nefarious intent.
They might have been, but the accusation is coming from the same organisation that has lied to you about every subject, ever.

 

[pknopp]

Except for suing the Obama administration, except for democrat congresspeople expressing outrage and doubt over the legal basis, except for the editorial boards of NYT, LAT, etc...

You're not going to find an equivalence there.

The ACLU sued. Few others said a word.

 

[konradv]

OR, the drug smugglers can just die and go away.

The world is a better place without them or their cargo.

You don’t even know what they were doing, applaud throwing away intel! MAGA isn’t just a death cult; it’s a cult of stupidity.

 

[struth]

The ACLU sued. Few others said a word.

Killing Americans is not the same as killing drug runners for the cartel

Try again

 

[pknopp]

Killing Americans is not the same as killing drug runners for the cartel

Try again

We have no clue if either was actually guilty.

 

[struth]

We have no clue if either was actually guilty.

Maybe you should try learning how to comprehend what I wrote

 

[pknopp]

Maybe you should try learning how to comprehend what I wrote

What you said is irrelevant. Ive noted many times that i have no desire to pick between the "lesser evils".

 

[struth]

What you said is irrelevant. Ive noted many times that i have no desire to pick between the "lesser evils".

Of course it’s relevant, the constitution protects Americans not foreigners in the ocean

 

[HikerGuy83]

MAGA is a death cult.

Just wait.

 

[HikerGuy83]

You love Trump, more than you love America.

And just how does that work.

The criminal LBJ engaged American in an undeclared war that lasted almost 10 years and cost America 60,000 lives.

Tell us how that happened.

 

[MarathonMike]

State sponsored Terrorists are fair game whether they are heading our way with a boatload of drugs or a jet threatening our Navy ships.

 

[pknopp]

Of course it’s relevant, the constitution protects Americans not foreigners in the ocean

IMO no one has the right to kill anyone else outside of direct self defense.

None of it is OK. You blindly take the word of the government when it suits your politics. I will not.

 

[struth]

IMO no one has the right to kill anyone else outside of direct self defense.

None of it is OK. You blindly take the word of the government when it suits your politics. I will not.

Your opinion isn’t relevant to the discussion on what extrajudicial killings mean

So why do you think the govt killed these boat?

 

[pknopp]

Your opinion isn’t relevant to the discussion on what extrajudicial killings mean

So why do you think the govt killed these boat?

The boat is an inanimate object.