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On Dec. 30 and Dec. 31, 2025, U.S. Southern Command announced that American forces struck five vessels over two days that the military said were engaged in narco-trafficking, a stepped-up effort to choke off the flow of poison headed for our streets. These were not party boats or fishing trawlers; the strikes were carried out against vessels described by officials as operating along known smuggling routes and, in one case, traveling in an unusual close formation consistent with a convoy.
According to military statements, three suspected traffickers were killed in the first engagement and five in a follow-up strike, while others reportedly abandoned ship and jumped overboard as Coast Guard search-and-rescue forces were mobilized. This is hard, unpleasant work, but somebody has to stop the cartels from turning the Caribbean and eastern Pacific into kill zones for American kids addicted to fentanyl.
Southern Command released video evidence showing boat-to-boat transfers and said intelligence indicated the vessels had been moving narcotics, behavior that any sane nation would regard as legitimate targets in a campaign to defend its citizens. The administration is treating these operations as part of a broader counter-narcotics campaign—operations that are messy, dangerous, and necessary when political rivals would rather posture than protect.
Predictably, left-wing lawmakers and legal activists rushed to denounce the strikes as unlawful, demanding congressional oversight and even labeling the actions criminal despite the fact that the United States has a duty to defend its borders and citizens. Washington’s paralysis on border security and drug enforcement fueled the very problem we now face; empty rhetoric from the same people who softened our laws for smugglers cannot be allowed to handcuff commanders in the field.
This administration has made clear it will not stand idly by while Caracas and the cartels profit from American suffering, and that posture has included a significant military presence in the region to back up policy. Whether you call it pressure on Maduro or a campaign against narco-terrorists, the facts are simple: the cartels have become transnational gangs using state proxies and the United States must act decisively to stop the flow of poison.
Patriots should stand with our servicemen and women who carry out these dangerous missions, not with armchair critics in coastal command centers who value headlines over homeland security. Congress should promptly consider clear authorizations that give lawful cover to necessary operations while insisting on accountability—supporting our troops and securing our border are not mutually exclusive.
If you care about your family, your neighborhood, and the future of this country, demand action rather than virtue signaling. Back the mission to stop the cartels, pressure leaders to lock down our southern border, and never apologize for defending American lives against those who traffic in death.
