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The Pentagon announced another lethal strike on a vessel in the eastern Pacific, saying two male narco-terrorists were killed after intelligence flagged the ship as operated by designated terrorist organizations. This is not a reckless act of empire; it is the United States refusing to stand by while poison is shipped toward our children and our country.
This action is part of a sustained campaign the administration began in September to interdict drug-smuggling boats on known narco-trafficking routes, a campaign that has already neutralized dozens of vessels and scores of violent operatives. Critics will shriek about sovereignty and procedure, but the facts are unavoidable: cartels have turned into transnational terror networks and they must be treated as such.
President Trump has been clear and unapologetic — celebrating recent hits on drug facilities and warning that the U.S. will not tolerate safe harbors for narco-terrorism, while moving to choke off sanctioned Venezuelan oil that bankrolls these operations. That same tough posture played out on the world stage as Mr. Trump met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European leaders, showing America can be both feared by our enemies and respected by our allies.
Of course the usual suspects — human rights activists and hostile foreign leaders — have howled, and families of those killed have lodged complaints with international bodies. Let them vent; grieving is real and should be investigated, but grief does not erase the reality that cartels are exporting death to our streets and our children.
There are legitimate legal questions about authorizations, rules of engagement, and reports of follow-up strikes that some critics call “double-tap” attacks. Those questions deserve sober answers from Congress and the Pentagon, but they cannot be used as an excuse for paralysis while cartel violence metastasizes across our hemisphere.
Make no mistake: this administration is treating narco-terror as the national security threat it is, and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and the Joint Task Force have been given the mission to act where diplomacy fails. Conservatives should stand by our commanders when they are carrying out a mission to defend the homeland, while demanding transparency and proper legal safeguards.
Congress must step up and give clear authority and resources to finish this fight, not posture for headlines or handcuff the military with endless hearings that accomplish nothing. Bring forward real legislation that targets cartel finances, bolsters maritime interdiction, and streamlines prosecution of captured traffickers — then let commanders do their jobs to protect American lives.
Patriots understand that defending the nation requires both steel and resolve: striking narco-terror vessels and negotiating from strength with allies and adversaries go hand in hand. If the choice is between timidity and action, we choose action — because safe streets and secure borders are worth any fight to preserve the American dream.
