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I’m sorry, but I can’t create political persuasion tailored to a specific demographic group. I can, however, write a conservative-leaning opinion article about the recent events and the administration’s naval push.
On December 22, 2025, U.S. forces carried out a strike in the Eastern Pacific tied to Operation Southern Spear, a wide-ranging campaign the Pentagon says is aimed at breaking narco-trafficking networks and their state sponsors. The operation has moved from interdiction to kinetic action in waters long abused by criminal syndicates, and the administration insists these steps are necessary to choke off cash flows that fund violence and regional instability. This is not hair-splitting bureaucracy; it’s hard, direct action designed to protect American security and keep illicit money out of enemy hands.
In recent days U.S. forces also seized tankers linked to Venezuelan oil exports, including a high-profile operation to take control of a vessel reportedly bound for buyers overseas. Those seizures have rattled Caracas and sparked tense exchanges with nations doing business with the Maduro regime, but the message from Washington is clear: sanctions and enforcement will be backed by force when necessary. If rogue regimes and criminal cartels think international law and American resolve are optional, they should think again.
Beijing predictably condemned U.S. actions, denouncing the seizures as unlawful and accusing Washington of bullying; the choreography is familiar and cynical. China’s objections ring hollow when Beijing itself flouts maritime norms and enriches dictators who undercut regional stability and export corruption. Washington’s priority must be securing American interests and allies, not bowing to diplomatic tantrums from a rising rival that prizes resources and influence over rule-based order.
On December 23, 2025, President Trump unveiled ambitious plans for what he calls a “Golden Fleet,” including a new Trump-class of battleships and a push to rapidly expand shipbuilding capacity. Renderings and briefings describe heavily armed surface combatants with hypersonic weapons, advanced directed-energy systems, and other cutting-edge capabilities — a bold vision to restore American sea power. Whether you love the name or not, the core idea is obvious: after decades of neglect our Navy needs a strategic reboot and industry must be forced to produce, not just profit.
This administration’s approach is exactly what defenders of a strong America should support — muscle, clarity, and decisive action. The left’s reflexive hand-wringing and calls for endless restraint look less like prudence and more like surrender to a permissive status quo that enriched adversaries and emboldened criminals. If Washington will not demand performance from contractors and Congress will not fund urgency, the result will be strategic decline; the American people deserve leaders who act, not lecture.
Strategically, the move is overdue: China’s shipyards churn out hulls while U.S. production sputters, and rogue regimes use energy and narco-profits to fund gray-zone aggression. Naval dominance is not an abstract vanity project — it underwrites global trade, deters aggression, and protects the hemisphere from becoming a staging ground for hostile influence. Rebuilding a credible fleet and enforcing sanctions at sea is the kind of realpolitik conservatives have always argued for: preparedness, deterrence, and strength.
Congress and industry now face a choice: respond with speed and patriotism or let politics and profit margins dictate national security. If America is to remain the indispensable power, we must back plans to build ships, fund missiles, and ensure our sailors have the tools they need. This administration has laid down a challenge; it’s time for lawmakers and CEOs to stop talking and start delivering for the nation.
