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Rep. Kamlager-Dove Condemns Trump's 'Madness' Caribbean Boat Strikes

Forbes Breaking NewsJanuary 5, 20261 min590 views
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Opposition to Caribbean Boat Strikes

  • 🎯 Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove rises in support of a resolution to halt the administration's "illegal and ridiculous boat strikes" in the Caribbean.
  • 🎭 The strikes are described as pointless and performative, with the administration attempting to frame them as targeting drug traffickers selling fentanyl to Americans.

Fentanyl and Drug Trafficking Facts

  • 🚫 Fentanyl and its precursors do not enter the United States via Caribbean sea routes.
  • πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Ί The drug boats being destroyed are primarily carrying cocaine destined for Europe.
  • πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ The majority of smugglers bringing drugs into the U.S. are U.S. citizens, not individuals targeted by these strikes.

National Security and Due Process Concerns

  • πŸ‡¨πŸ‡³ A real national security threat is identified as selling AI chips to China, rather than destroying fishermen's boats.
  • πŸ’° American taxpayers are spending millions to stop Europeans from partying, questioning the benefit to the U.S.
  • βš–οΈ The strikes normalize extrajudicial killings and lack due process, evidence, or congressional authorization.
  • πŸ›‘ Kamlager-Dove urges colleagues to support the resolution to stop this madness.
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War Powers ResolutionCaribbean Boat StrikesFentanyl TraffickingCocaine TraffickingNational SecurityDue ProcessExtrajudicial KillingsAI ChipsUS-China RelationsCongressional Authorization
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