The left tries to meme, comparing Trump to Duterte, and fails miserably

[Doc7505]

The left tries to meme, comparing Trump to Duterte, and fails miserably​

The left tries to meme, comparing Trump to Duterte, and fails miserably

When wit and intellect aren’t on your side, naturally, the product is pure idiocy.

www.americanthinker.com

13 Nov 2025 ~~ By Jim Davis

A popular left-wing meme (unknown author) compares Rodrigo Duterte, former president of the Philippines who was often called the “Donald Trump of Asia” for his fiery speaking style and unconventional leadership, with Donald Trump himself. Earlier this year, Duterte was arrested for his role in an “anti-narcotics campaign” that saw thousands killed.
Under international law, there is no question that Duterte went way overboard with his War on Drugs. Many killings were extrajudicial. He offered bounties for the dead bodies of known drug traffickers, without caring how they were killed, or by whom.
But when Trump (acting through Pete Hegseth and the War Department) blows up a drug boat in the “Gulf of America” or the eastern Pacific, it’s perfectly legal. Tons of cocaine, heroin and/or fentanyl sink to the bottom of the ocean. A few drug traffickers become shark bait.
Collateral damage is zero. U.S. casualties are zero. From a national security perspective, it’s hard to criticize these results, except to falsely claim that it’s a “human rights violation,” and those poor drug-traffickers deserve due process.
In the spirit of the holiday season, I offer two solutions for the lunatic left-wing fringe (LLWF). First, they could make Hunter Biden a prosecutor in Delaware, so that he can try to bring charges against Trump. After all, Hunter has been hit pretty hard by this, watching all that lovely cocaine sink to the bottom of the ocean on TV, and there may be no lawyer more passionate about protecting drug traffickers than Hunter Biden—evidently, he’s still got a license to practice law, believe it or not.
Second, they can try to arrest Barack Obama and have him extradited to The Hague for trial, for blowing up a wedding party in Yemen. (Obama was targeting a known terrorist, and the collateral damage was substantial.) Comparing Obama to Duterte would be much more analogous.
~snip~
Those who encounter this scourge and survive are like the walking wounded from a battlefield. The emotional and financial toll, on literally millions of lives, is staggering. And I repeat: this war never ends.
We need to win this war. Because this war will never end, we need to win every battle we can, so that American blood and treasure lost is continuously kept to a minimum. For this reason, we can and should be grateful whenever we see a video of a drug boat bouncing across the waves, then abruptly blowing up.



Commentary:
International law permits states to take action against stateless vessels engaged in illicit activities on the high seas. Drug cartels increasingly use semi-submersibles and 70+ mph “go-fast” boats designed to evade detection and outrun patrols. These vessels are often scuttled by their own crews to destroy evidence, endangering both law enforcement and the environment. Sinking them under controlled conditions can preserve evidence, protect lives, and send a clear deterrent signal. You run lethal drugs and you are going to Davy Jones’ Locker.
This is not about aggression — it’s about defending sovereignty, upholding maritime law, and disrupting criminal networks that exploit legal gray zones. In a world where traffickers weaponize mobility and ambiguity, decisive action at sea becomes a form of legal clarity and strategic necessity.
Democrats see things differently. They applaud and accept Obama blowing up a wedding party and accept the collateral damage of women and children, yet, some how find it unacceptable blowing up a drug smugglers boat load of fentanyl or cocaine.
Now they are claiming that Trump seeks to invade Venezuela, whereas it pressure being exerted upon the leaders of Central and South America to stop the smuggling of drugs into America.
There will be no war, unlike the wars and continued bad and erroneous foreign policy issues committed by the Biden administration.

 

[Independent thinker]

The left tries to meme, comparing Trump to Duterte, and fails miserably​

The left tries to meme, comparing Trump to Duterte, and fails miserably

When wit and intellect aren’t on your side, naturally, the product is pure idiocy.

www.americanthinker.com

13 Nov 2025 ~~ By Jim Davis

View attachment 1183873​

A popular left-wing meme (unknown author) compares Rodrigo Duterte, former president of the Philippines who was often called the “Donald Trump of Asia” for his fiery speaking style and unconventional leadership, with Donald Trump himself. Earlier this year, Duterte was arrested for his role in an “anti-narcotics campaign” that saw thousands killed.
Under international law, there is no question that Duterte went way overboard with his War on Drugs. Many killings were extrajudicial. He offered bounties for the dead bodies of known drug traffickers, without caring how they were killed, or by whom.
But when Trump (acting through Pete Hegseth and the War Department) blows up a drug boat in the “Gulf of America” or the eastern Pacific, it’s perfectly legal. Tons of cocaine, heroin and/or fentanyl sink to the bottom of the ocean. A few drug traffickers become shark bait.
Collateral damage is zero. U.S. casualties are zero. From a national security perspective, it’s hard to criticize these results, except to falsely claim that it’s a “human rights violation,” and those poor drug-traffickers deserve due process.
In the spirit of the holiday season, I offer two solutions for the lunatic left-wing fringe (LLWF). First, they could make Hunter Biden a prosecutor in Delaware, so that he can try to bring charges against Trump. After all, Hunter has been hit pretty hard by this, watching all that lovely cocaine sink to the bottom of the ocean on TV, and there may be no lawyer more passionate about protecting drug traffickers than Hunter Biden—evidently, he’s still got a license to practice law, believe it or not.
Second, they can try to arrest Barack Obama and have him extradited to The Hague for trial, for blowing up a wedding party in Yemen. (Obama was targeting a known terrorist, and the collateral damage was substantial.) Comparing Obama to Duterte would be much more analogous.
~snip~
Those who encounter this scourge and survive are like the walking wounded from a battlefield. The emotional and financial toll, on literally millions of lives, is staggering. And I repeat: this war never ends.
We need to win this war. Because this war will never end, we need to win every battle we can, so that American blood and treasure lost is continuously kept to a minimum. For this reason, we can and should be grateful whenever we see a video of a drug boat bouncing across the waves, then abruptly blowing up.



Commentary:
International law permits states to take action against stateless vessels engaged in illicit activities on the high seas. Drug cartels increasingly use semi-submersibles and 70+ mph “go-fast” boats designed to evade detection and outrun patrols. These vessels are often scuttled by their own crews to destroy evidence, endangering both law enforcement and the environment. Sinking them under controlled conditions can preserve evidence, protect lives, and send a clear deterrent signal. You run lethal drugs and you are going to Davy Jones’ Locker.
This is not about aggression — it’s about defending sovereignty, upholding maritime law, and disrupting criminal networks that exploit legal gray zones. In a world where traffickers weaponize mobility and ambiguity, decisive action at sea becomes a form of legal clarity and strategic necessity.
Democrats see things differently. They applaud and accept Obama blowing up a wedding party and accept the collateral damage of women and children, yet, some how find it unacceptable blowing up a drug smugglers boat load of fentanyl or cocaine.
Now they are claiming that Trump seeks to invade Venezuela, whereas it pressure being exerted upon the leaders of Central and South America to stop the smuggling of drugs into America.
There will be no war, unlike the wars and continued bad and erroneous foreign policy issues committed by the Biden administration.

It's also been very funny to watch democrats defend Venezuela's Maduro, blasting Trump for wanting a regime change for a "legitimate" government, after democrats blasted the last election there as being illigitimate and Maduro as being a ruthless dictator.

 

[MarathonMike]

The left tries to meme, comparing Trump to Duterte, and fails miserably​

The left tries to meme, comparing Trump to Duterte, and fails miserably

When wit and intellect aren’t on your side, naturally, the product is pure idiocy.

www.americanthinker.com

13 Nov 2025 ~~ By Jim Davis

View attachment 1183873​

A popular left-wing meme (unknown author) compares Rodrigo Duterte, former president of the Philippines who was often called the “Donald Trump of Asia” for his fiery speaking style and unconventional leadership, with Donald Trump himself. Earlier this year, Duterte was arrested for his role in an “anti-narcotics campaign” that saw thousands killed.
Under international law, there is no question that Duterte went way overboard with his War on Drugs. Many killings were extrajudicial. He offered bounties for the dead bodies of known drug traffickers, without caring how they were killed, or by whom.
But when Trump (acting through Pete Hegseth and the War Department) blows up a drug boat in the “Gulf of America” or the eastern Pacific, it’s perfectly legal. Tons of cocaine, heroin and/or fentanyl sink to the bottom of the ocean. A few drug traffickers become shark bait.
Collateral damage is zero. U.S. casualties are zero. From a national security perspective, it’s hard to criticize these results, except to falsely claim that it’s a “human rights violation,” and those poor drug-traffickers deserve due process.
In the spirit of the holiday season, I offer two solutions for the lunatic left-wing fringe (LLWF). First, they could make Hunter Biden a prosecutor in Delaware, so that he can try to bring charges against Trump. After all, Hunter has been hit pretty hard by this, watching all that lovely cocaine sink to the bottom of the ocean on TV, and there may be no lawyer more passionate about protecting drug traffickers than Hunter Biden—evidently, he’s still got a license to practice law, believe it or not.
Second, they can try to arrest Barack Obama and have him extradited to The Hague for trial, for blowing up a wedding party in Yemen. (Obama was targeting a known terrorist, and the collateral damage was substantial.) Comparing Obama to Duterte would be much more analogous.
~snip~
Those who encounter this scourge and survive are like the walking wounded from a battlefield. The emotional and financial toll, on literally millions of lives, is staggering. And I repeat: this war never ends.
We need to win this war. Because this war will never end, we need to win every battle we can, so that American blood and treasure lost is continuously kept to a minimum. For this reason, we can and should be grateful whenever we see a video of a drug boat bouncing across the waves, then abruptly blowing up.



Commentary:
International law permits states to take action against stateless vessels engaged in illicit activities on the high seas. Drug cartels increasingly use semi-submersibles and 70+ mph “go-fast” boats designed to evade detection and outrun patrols. These vessels are often scuttled by their own crews to destroy evidence, endangering both law enforcement and the environment. Sinking them under controlled conditions can preserve evidence, protect lives, and send a clear deterrent signal. You run lethal drugs and you are going to Davy Jones’ Locker.
This is not about aggression — it’s about defending sovereignty, upholding maritime law, and disrupting criminal networks that exploit legal gray zones. In a world where traffickers weaponize mobility and ambiguity, decisive action at sea becomes a form of legal clarity and strategic necessity.
Democrats see things differently. They applaud and accept Obama blowing up a wedding party and accept the collateral damage of women and children, yet, some how find it unacceptable blowing up a drug smugglers boat load of fentanyl or cocaine.
Now they are claiming that Trump seeks to invade Venezuela, whereas it pressure being exerted upon the leaders of Central and South America to stop the smuggling of drugs into America.
There will be no war, unlike the wars and continued bad and erroneous foreign policy issues committed by the Biden administration.

The Democrats have raised "failing miserably" to an art form. Case in point, the Schumer Shutdown.

They created havoc for tens of millions of poor people, travelers and government employees while accomplishing ABSOLUTELY NOTHING.

 

[Thinker101]

The left tries to meme, comparing Trump to Duterte, and fails miserably​

The left tries to meme, comparing Trump to Duterte, and fails miserably

When wit and intellect aren’t on your side, naturally, the product is pure idiocy.

www.americanthinker.com

13 Nov 2025 ~~ By Jim Davis

View attachment 1183873​

A popular left-wing meme (unknown author) compares Rodrigo Duterte, former president of the Philippines who was often called the “Donald Trump of Asia” for his fiery speaking style and unconventional leadership, with Donald Trump himself. Earlier this year, Duterte was arrested for his role in an “anti-narcotics campaign” that saw thousands killed.
Under international law, there is no question that Duterte went way overboard with his War on Drugs. Many killings were extrajudicial. He offered bounties for the dead bodies of known drug traffickers, without caring how they were killed, or by whom.
But when Trump (acting through Pete Hegseth and the War Department) blows up a drug boat in the “Gulf of America” or the eastern Pacific, it’s perfectly legal. Tons of cocaine, heroin and/or fentanyl sink to the bottom of the ocean. A few drug traffickers become shark bait.
Collateral damage is zero. U.S. casualties are zero. From a national security perspective, it’s hard to criticize these results, except to falsely claim that it’s a “human rights violation,” and those poor drug-traffickers deserve due process.
In the spirit of the holiday season, I offer two solutions for the lunatic left-wing fringe (LLWF). First, they could make Hunter Biden a prosecutor in Delaware, so that he can try to bring charges against Trump. After all, Hunter has been hit pretty hard by this, watching all that lovely cocaine sink to the bottom of the ocean on TV, and there may be no lawyer more passionate about protecting drug traffickers than Hunter Biden—evidently, he’s still got a license to practice law, believe it or not.
Second, they can try to arrest Barack Obama and have him extradited to The Hague for trial, for blowing up a wedding party in Yemen. (Obama was targeting a known terrorist, and the collateral damage was substantial.) Comparing Obama to Duterte would be much more analogous.
~snip~
Those who encounter this scourge and survive are like the walking wounded from a battlefield. The emotional and financial toll, on literally millions of lives, is staggering. And I repeat: this war never ends.
We need to win this war. Because this war will never end, we need to win every battle we can, so that American blood and treasure lost is continuously kept to a minimum. For this reason, we can and should be grateful whenever we see a video of a drug boat bouncing across the waves, then abruptly blowing up.



Commentary:
International law permits states to take action against stateless vessels engaged in illicit activities on the high seas. Drug cartels increasingly use semi-submersibles and 70+ mph “go-fast” boats designed to evade detection and outrun patrols. These vessels are often scuttled by their own crews to destroy evidence, endangering both law enforcement and the environment. Sinking them under controlled conditions can preserve evidence, protect lives, and send a clear deterrent signal. You run lethal drugs and you are going to Davy Jones’ Locker.
This is not about aggression — it’s about defending sovereignty, upholding maritime law, and disrupting criminal networks that exploit legal gray zones. In a world where traffickers weaponize mobility and ambiguity, decisive action at sea becomes a form of legal clarity and strategic necessity.
Democrats see things differently. They applaud and accept Obama blowing up a wedding party and accept the collateral damage of women and children, yet, some how find it unacceptable blowing up a drug smugglers boat load of fentanyl or cocaine.
Now they are claiming that Trump seeks to invade Venezuela, whereas it pressure being exerted upon the leaders of Central and South America to stop the smuggling of drugs into America.
There will be no war, unlike the wars and continued bad and erroneous foreign policy issues committed by the Biden administration.

Yep, yep, I can see the similarities. They both touched their foreheads, they both have hair, they both have two eyes. Heck, Hitler probably touched his forehead too.

Fricken Democrats, not sure what they need, probably a swift kick in the rear.

 

[The Sage of Main Street]

The left tries to meme, comparing Trump to Duterte, and fails miserably​

The left tries to meme, comparing Trump to Duterte, and fails miserably

When wit and intellect aren’t on your side, naturally, the product is pure idiocy.

www.americanthinker.com

13 Nov 2025 ~~ By Jim Davis

View attachment 1183873​

A popular left-wing meme (unknown author) compares Rodrigo Duterte, former president of the Philippines who was often called the “Donald Trump of Asia” for his fiery speaking style and unconventional leadership, with Donald Trump himself. Earlier this year, Duterte was arrested for his role in an “anti-narcotics campaign” that saw thousands killed.
Under international law, there is no question that Duterte went way overboard with his War on Drugs. Many killings were extrajudicial. He offered bounties for the dead bodies of known drug traffickers, without caring how they were killed, or by whom.
But when Trump (acting through Pete Hegseth and the War Department) blows up a drug boat in the “Gulf of America” or the eastern Pacific, it’s perfectly legal. Tons of cocaine, heroin and/or fentanyl sink to the bottom of the ocean. A few drug traffickers become shark bait.
Collateral damage is zero. U.S. casualties are zero. From a national security perspective, it’s hard to criticize these results, except to falsely claim that it’s a “human rights violation,” and those poor drug-traffickers deserve due process.
In the spirit of the holiday season, I offer two solutions for the lunatic left-wing fringe (LLWF). First, they could make Hunter Biden a prosecutor in Delaware, so that he can try to bring charges against Trump. After all, Hunter has been hit pretty hard by this, watching all that lovely cocaine sink to the bottom of the ocean on TV, and there may be no lawyer more passionate about protecting drug traffickers than Hunter Biden—evidently, he’s still got a license to practice law, believe it or not.
Second, they can try to arrest Barack Obama and have him extradited to The Hague for trial, for blowing up a wedding party in Yemen. (Obama was targeting a known terrorist, and the collateral damage was substantial.) Comparing Obama to Duterte would be much more analogous.
~snip~
Those who encounter this scourge and survive are like the walking wounded from a battlefield. The emotional and financial toll, on literally millions of lives, is staggering. And I repeat: this war never ends.
We need to win this war. Because this war will never end, we need to win every battle we can, so that American blood and treasure lost is continuously kept to a minimum. For this reason, we can and should be grateful whenever we see a video of a drug boat bouncing across the waves, then abruptly blowing up.



Commentary:
International law permits states to take action against stateless vessels engaged in illicit activities on the high seas. Drug cartels increasingly use semi-submersibles and 70+ mph “go-fast” boats designed to evade detection and outrun patrols. These vessels are often scuttled by their own crews to destroy evidence, endangering both law enforcement and the environment. Sinking them under controlled conditions can preserve evidence, protect lives, and send a clear deterrent signal. You run lethal drugs and you are going to Davy Jones’ Locker.
This is not about aggression — it’s about defending sovereignty, upholding maritime law, and disrupting criminal networks that exploit legal gray zones. In a world where traffickers weaponize mobility and ambiguity, decisive action at sea becomes a form of legal clarity and strategic necessity.
Democrats see things differently. They applaud and accept Obama blowing up a wedding party and accept the collateral damage of women and children, yet, some how find it unacceptable blowing up a drug smugglers boat load of fentanyl or cocaine.
Now they are claiming that Trump seeks to invade Venezuela, whereas it pressure being exerted upon the leaders of Central and South America to stop the smuggling of drugs into America.
There will be no war, unlike the wars and continued bad and erroneous foreign policy issues committed by the Biden administration.

Public Safety Is Overdue for a Duterte

Once again, you suckers let the Dranocrats define what should be debated. Instead of saying that Trump is a lot different from a Zero Tolerance hard-liner like Duterte, MAGA should answer that he should be even more like Duterte.

Criminals are outside the protection of our laws; that's why they're called "outlaws." This due-process obstruction, smashed into splinters by Duterte, is why they run wild. Whoever legislated those processes was bribed by the druglords and influenced by the narcocrats' lawyers.

 

[Manonthestreet]

 

[Lesh]

The left tries to meme, comparing Trump to Duterte, and fails miserably​

The left tries to meme, comparing Trump to Duterte, and fails miserably

When wit and intellect aren’t on your side, naturally, the product is pure idiocy.

www.americanthinker.com

13 Nov 2025 ~~ By Jim Davis

View attachment 1183873​

A popular left-wing meme (unknown author) compares Rodrigo Duterte, former president of the Philippines who was often called the “Donald Trump of Asia” for his fiery speaking style and unconventional leadership, with Donald Trump himself. Earlier this year, Duterte was arrested for his role in an “anti-narcotics campaign” that saw thousands killed.
Under international law, there is no question that Duterte went way overboard with his War on Drugs. Many killings were extrajudicial. He offered bounties for the dead bodies of known drug traffickers, without caring how they were killed, or by whom.
But when Trump (acting through Pete Hegseth and the War Department) blows up a drug boat in the “Gulf of America” or the eastern Pacific, it’s perfectly legal. Tons of cocaine, heroin and/or fentanyl sink to the bottom of the ocean. A few drug traffickers become shark bait.
Collateral damage is zero. U.S. casualties are zero. From a national security perspective, it’s hard to criticize these results, except to falsely claim that it’s a “human rights violation,” and those poor drug-traffickers deserve due process.
In the spirit of the holiday season, I offer two solutions for the lunatic left-wing fringe (LLWF). First, they could make Hunter Biden a prosecutor in Delaware, so that he can try to bring charges against Trump. After all, Hunter has been hit pretty hard by this, watching all that lovely cocaine sink to the bottom of the ocean on TV, and there may be no lawyer more passionate about protecting drug traffickers than Hunter Biden—evidently, he’s still got a license to practice law, believe it or not.
Second, they can try to arrest Barack Obama and have him extradited to The Hague for trial, for blowing up a wedding party in Yemen. (Obama was targeting a known terrorist, and the collateral damage was substantial.) Comparing Obama to Duterte would be much more analogous.
~snip~
Those who encounter this scourge and survive are like the walking wounded from a battlefield. The emotional and financial toll, on literally millions of lives, is staggering. And I repeat: this war never ends.
We need to win this war. Because this war will never end, we need to win every battle we can, so that American blood and treasure lost is continuously kept to a minimum. For this reason, we can and should be grateful whenever we see a video of a drug boat bouncing across the waves, then abruptly blowing up.



Commentary:
International law permits states to take action against stateless vessels engaged in illicit activities on the high seas. Drug cartels increasingly use semi-submersibles and 70+ mph “go-fast” boats designed to evade detection and outrun patrols. These vessels are often scuttled by their own crews to destroy evidence, endangering both law enforcement and the environment. Sinking them under controlled conditions can preserve evidence, protect lives, and send a clear deterrent signal. You run lethal drugs and you are going to Davy Jones’ Locker.
This is not about aggression — it’s about defending sovereignty, upholding maritime law, and disrupting criminal networks that exploit legal gray zones. In a world where traffickers weaponize mobility and ambiguity, decisive action at sea becomes a form of legal clarity and strategic necessity.
Democrats see things differently. They applaud and accept Obama blowing up a wedding party and accept the collateral damage of women and children, yet, some how find it unacceptable blowing up a drug smugglers boat load of fentanyl or cocaine.
Now they are claiming that Trump seeks to invade Venezuela, whereas it pressure being exerted upon the leaders of Central and South America to stop the smuggling of drugs into America.
There will be no war, unlike the wars and continued bad and erroneous foreign policy issues committed by the Biden administration.

I keep looking for you to point out a meaningful difference between these two despots and I keep not seeing it despite your word salad

 

[Lesh]

Public Safety Is Overdue for a Duterte

Once again, you suckers let the Dranocrats define what should be debated. Instead of saying that Trump is a lot different from a Zero Tolerance hard-liner like Duterte, MAGA should answer that he should be even more like Duterte.

Criminals are outside the protection of our laws; that's why they're called "outlaws." This due-process obstruction, smashed into splinters by Duterte, is why they run wild. Whoever legislated those processes was bribed by the druglords and influenced by the narcocrats' lawyers.

“criminals are outside the protection of our laws”

Who the **** told you that? Smack them in the head

 

[Doc7505]

“criminals are outside the protection of our laws”

Who the **** told you that? Smack them in the head

<~~~~~~>
Obviously, no Democrats have been prosecuted or convicted for their corruption and treasonous acts committed from 2009 to the present day.

 

[Lesh]

<~~~~~~>
Obviously, no Democrats have been prosecuted or convicted for their corruption and treasonous acts committed from 2009 to the present day.

Who are you referring to ?

I recall Menendez getting convicted for one

 

[HikerGuy83]

The left tries to meme, comparing Trump to Duterte, and fails miserably​

The left tries to meme, comparing Trump to Duterte, and fails miserably

When wit and intellect aren’t on your side, naturally, the product is pure idiocy.

www.americanthinker.com

13 Nov 2025 ~~ By Jim Davis

View attachment 1183873​

A popular left-wing meme (unknown author) compares Rodrigo Duterte, former president of the Philippines who was often called the “Donald Trump of Asia” for his fiery speaking style and unconventional leadership, with Donald Trump himself. Earlier this year, Duterte was arrested for his role in an “anti-narcotics campaign” that saw thousands killed.
Under international law, there is no question that Duterte went way overboard with his War on Drugs. Many killings were extrajudicial. He offered bounties for the dead bodies of known drug traffickers, without caring how they were killed, or by whom.
But when Trump (acting through Pete Hegseth and the War Department) blows up a drug boat in the “Gulf of America” or the eastern Pacific, it’s perfectly legal. Tons of cocaine, heroin and/or fentanyl sink to the bottom of the ocean. A few drug traffickers become shark bait.
Collateral damage is zero. U.S. casualties are zero. From a national security perspective, it’s hard to criticize these results, except to falsely claim that it’s a “human rights violation,” and those poor drug-traffickers deserve due process.
In the spirit of the holiday season, I offer two solutions for the lunatic left-wing fringe (LLWF). First, they could make Hunter Biden a prosecutor in Delaware, so that he can try to bring charges against Trump. After all, Hunter has been hit pretty hard by this, watching all that lovely cocaine sink to the bottom of the ocean on TV, and there may be no lawyer more passionate about protecting drug traffickers than Hunter Biden—evidently, he’s still got a license to practice law, believe it or not.
Second, they can try to arrest Barack Obama and have him extradited to The Hague for trial, for blowing up a wedding party in Yemen. (Obama was targeting a known terrorist, and the collateral damage was substantial.) Comparing Obama to Duterte would be much more analogous.
~snip~
Those who encounter this scourge and survive are like the walking wounded from a battlefield. The emotional and financial toll, on literally millions of lives, is staggering. And I repeat: this war never ends.
We need to win this war. Because this war will never end, we need to win every battle we can, so that American blood and treasure lost is continuously kept to a minimum. For this reason, we can and should be grateful whenever we see a video of a drug boat bouncing across the waves, then abruptly blowing up.



Commentary:
International law permits states to take action against stateless vessels engaged in illicit activities on the high seas. Drug cartels increasingly use semi-submersibles and 70+ mph “go-fast” boats designed to evade detection and outrun patrols. These vessels are often scuttled by their own crews to destroy evidence, endangering both law enforcement and the environment. Sinking them under controlled conditions can preserve evidence, protect lives, and send a clear deterrent signal. You run lethal drugs and you are going to Davy Jones’ Locker.
This is not about aggression — it’s about defending sovereignty, upholding maritime law, and disrupting criminal networks that exploit legal gray zones. In a world where traffickers weaponize mobility and ambiguity, decisive action at sea becomes a form of legal clarity and strategic necessity.
Democrats see things differently. They applaud and accept Obama blowing up a wedding party and accept the collateral damage of women and children, yet, some how find it unacceptable blowing up a drug smugglers boat load of fentanyl or cocaine.
Now they are claiming that Trump seeks to invade Venezuela, whereas it pressure being exerted upon the leaders of Central and South America to stop the smuggling of drugs into America.
There will be no war, unlike the wars and continued bad and erroneous foreign policy issues committed by the Biden administration.

The left fails miserably at everything.