Two “narco-terrorists” were killed in the strike off
Colombia’s coast Tuesday, he said. The latest strike raises the death toll from the administration’s attacks to at least 34 people.
At least 34 people have died in the Trump administration’s strikes on alleged drug boats
www.the-independent.com
There was a lot of money made in human trafficking during the Biden administration and the money the crime organizations now have to push drugs is going to make this a long war.
It is hard for me to trust Trump because he is not transparent and provides little evidence in regards to these boat killings. (not too mention this is possibly illegal under international law.
In mis-speaking, Trump has said that by sinking a boat he saves 25 thousand lives.
Data (2003) though shows only 105,000 deaths due to drugs from both illegal and those overdosing with prescriptions. So 8 boats is saving 200,000 lives seems impossible.
Trump too seems to have mission creep going on with this part of the war on drugs. First it was Venezuela. Now it is Columbia. Yet, one man in the submarine that survived was from Ecuador. The justification for blowing up the boats is widening by country and by what is a "Foreign Terrorist Organization." Evidence is scant as to who is on board and what groups they are with. In general, we should be very skeptical of Trump's claims and justifcation for military action, especially lethal ones. Wars are often justifed based on hyperbole, deciet, lies, and false flag operations. Of course the drug threat is real but is Trump being real with Americans for wanting to police the entire Carribbean?
See facts and figures on overdose deaths as reported by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
nida.nih.gov
In Christian terms, Trump also may not meet the moral tests that the bible requires. Several times in the bible is it mentioned that two or three witnesses are required to establish a fact.
While Trump likely could be tried as a war criminal if the USA is a signer of the ICC, a Christian should ask is the USA obligated by its signature in any international agreements? Specifically the USA ratified the ICCPR in 1992.
- Right to life: Article 6 of the ICCPR protects the fundamental right to life, which cannot be arbitrarily taken. Human Rights Watch states that the US strikes violated international human rights law by not attempting non-lethal alternatives and by failing to show that the people on board posed an imminent threat to life.
A moral country should stick to its obligations. The USA has consented to a larger layer of government at the world level. Thus we are subject to those authorities? Granted they are weak but our leaders signed on. We should withdraw if we are not going to follow them.
