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President Trump told American service members on November 27, 2025 that U.S. efforts to choke off Venezuelan drug networks have been successful at sea and that “land action” will begin “very soon,” a clear signal that this administration intends to follow through rather than posture. That plainspoken promise — delivered to the troops who carry the burden of keeping our country safe — reassures patriots who have watched our southern border and cities be poisoned by cartel fentanyl for too long.
This is not idle rhetoric: the administration has moved serious assets into the region under what Pentagon briefings call Operation Southern Spear, with warships, aircraft and roughly 15,000 troops positioned to interdict smugglers and cartel networks. Those deployments and a string of strikes on drug-running vessels show the White House means business in stopping death-dealing shipments before they reach American streets and children.
Mr. Trump has even warned airlines and traffickers directly — telling pilots and carriers to consider the airspace above Venezuela closed — while the FAA has cautioned about heightened military activity and multiple international carriers suspended flights amid the danger. This is common-sense national security: warn, posture, then act — and it forces international actors to take responsibility if they ferry traffickers or ignore safety alerts.
Yes, legalists and the Washington Post will cry foul, insisting on process over results; they lecture about law and caution while American families bury kids lost to overdoses. The administration’s use of counterterrorism and drug-war authorities and the debate over what Congress must authorize are messy realities of confronting transnational criminals who hide behind sovereign thickets.
Patriots should welcome leadership that puts stopping the flow of poison ahead of political correctness and appeasement. The administration’s move to name the Venezuela-linked Cartel de los Soles as a terrorist organization and to apply pressure where previous administrations dialed down shows a willingness to protect our people first — and that’s something every hardworking American can applaud.
Critics who brand decisive action as “imperialism” conveniently forget Nicolás Maduro’s regime has enabled corruption, repression, and networks that traffic drugs and migrants into our country, and members of the Venezuelan opposition themselves are split over whether to accept U.S. support or cling to failed negotiations. This is about defending American lives and borders, not ideology — if Washington can dismantle the pipelines that fuel crime at home, conservatives should stand behind a president who finally puts safety and sovereignty first.
