Rubio Defends Trump's 'Drug Boat Strikes'—Again, What Exactly Are We Doing Here?
Mainstream media wants us to believe our 'allies' are simply vexed by Trump’s alleged 'drug boat strikes.' Senator Marco Rubio dutifully pushes back on these vague 'concerns,' without once asking why the US is allegedly striking any boats that aren't declared enemy combatants. The context they omit? The consistent, historical US double-standard for maritime law, where some nations’ vessels are
fair game for intervention, while others’ are sacrosanct. Rubio’s defense of alleged boat strikes for ostensibly disrupting drug flows is telling. We don't see this same interventionist zeal when it comes to, say, intercepting vessels funneling weapons to US-backed proxies, or enforcing international law against recognized occupational powers. One might wonder if the concern isn’t about 'drug
boats,' but about the convenient erosion of international norms when it suits a particular agenda. How many 'drug boats' does it take before we question the legality of unilateral naval operations?