US 'Anti-Drug' Strikes Kill Five, Misses Prescription Opioid Cartels
RT reports the US Department of War (their words, not ours, but apt) destroyed two alleged drug trafficking vessels in the Eastern Pacific, killing five people. A swift, decisive strike against drug proliferation, presumably. Meanwhile, the DEA's own 2023 National Drug Threat Assessment continues to highlight the fentanyl crisis devastating American communities, primarily fueled by supply chains
that don't involve small boats in the Pacific. It seems the US definition of 'anti-drug' operations is remarkably flexible, focusing its deadly precision on distant waters rather than the corporate boardrooms and prescription pads closer to home. Perhaps the billions spent on military interventions overseas could be repurposed for actual public health initiatives, but where's the glory (or defense
contractor profits) in that? The irony here is thick enough to cut, as the US military acts as global drug enforcement, yet overlooks the domestic scourges that claim far more American lives each year. We're told these faraway skirmishes keep us safe, but from what, exactly, when the biggest threats operate freely within our borders?