US Military: 'Drug Boats' Must Be Stopped (Unlike Anything Else, Apparently)
The Pentagon proudly confirms a 'lethal strike' on a suspected drug vessel. A swift, decisive military action against 'narco-trafficking' in international waters – an operation lauded for its efficiency in maintaining global order. One might wonder where this same rapid, decisive 'security' interest disappears to when billions in state-sanctioned weaponry, much of it paid for by US taxpayers,
finds its way into hands committing internationally recognized atrocities. The clarity with which the US identifies and eliminates threats to its preferred form of commerce (or lack thereof) is truly admirable. This aggressive interdiction policy against 'drug boats' stands in stark contrast to the administration's deafening silence and continued military aid to regimes openly defying
international law, like Netanyahu's government in Gaza. They're quick to unleash lethal force on a 'drug boat' but hesitate to even threaten aid pauses for governments allegedly using US-supplied F-16s to bomb hospitals. It appears some national interests are more 'critical' than others, particularly those that don't involve inconvenient questions about humanitarian law or the moral cost of
unconditional support.