The war on the deadly scourge of fentanyl and narcotics trafficking just escalated to a decisive new front. President Donald J. Trump has confirmed that U.S. forces conducted their first known land strike inside Venezuela, targeting and eliminating a major drug facility. This bold action marks a significant tactical shift in Operation Southern Spear, the administration’s relentless campaign to dismantle the foreign cartels poisoning American communities.
“There was a major explosion in the dock area where they load the boats up with drugs,” President Trump stated matter-of-factly to reporters. He described the target as a critical logistical hub: “It’s the implementation area. That’s where they implement, and that is no longer around.” This precision strike follows weeks of successful interdictions at sea, where U.S. forces have executed at least 29 strikes against drug-trafficking vessels, neutralizing over 105 narco-terrorists.
The strategic move from sea to land had been telegraphed by the Commander-in-Chief. Just days before the operation, President Trump told reporters, “Soon we’ll be starting the same program on land. The land is much easier.” He has now made good on that promise, demonstrating a clear, escalatory strategy to cripple the cartels’ supply chains at their point of origin.
The Stunning Impact: Saving American Lives by the Tens of Thousands
For President Trump, this is not a foreign policy abstraction; it’s a direct, mathematical equation of American lives saved. During a radio interview on WABC’s “Cats & Crosby,” he laid out the stark rationale: “Every time I knock out a boat, we save 25,000 American lives. It’s very simple.” By that calculation, the cumulative effect of the administration’s actions is staggering.
He also revealed the operational damage being inflicted on the criminal networks. “And what’s happening is they’re having a hard time employment wise. They can’t get anybody,” the President noted, highlighting how the sustained pressure is degrading the cartels’ manpower and morale. The ultimate metric of success? “Drugs are down over 97%. Can you believe it?”
The Deafening Silence of the “Deranged” Opposition
In the face of this life-saving national security success, the reaction from the establishment media and the political left has been a mixture of muted whispers and cynical skepticism. The New York Times report on the strike was a masterpiece of bureaucratic obfuscation, noting that “U.S. officials declined to specify anything” and casting doubt on Venezuela’s role as a “major producer.” This tepid, detail-obsessed response stands in stark contrast to the President’s clear-eyed mission.
President Trump addressed this predictable hypocrisy head-on. “Well, they’re only objecting because I’m the one doing it,” he explained. “If it were anybody else, even another Republican— let’s say you take a weak Republican, they would say ‘that’s all right.’ But because they have Trump derangement syndrome, they’re sick people. There’s something wrong with them.” The administration’s critics would rather see American communities suffer than acknowledge a successful, aggressive policy from a President they despise.
A Comprehensive Strategy of Maximum Pressure
This land strike is not an isolated event but a key component of a comprehensive pressure campaign against the narco-terrorist Maduro regime. Earlier in December, President Trump ordered a full blockade, leading U.S. forces to begin seizing Venezuelan oil tankers. This dual strategy hits the regime where it hurts most—simultaneously gutting its drug revenue and its illicit oil profits, the twin financial pillars propping up the dictatorship.
The message to the cartels and the rogue regimes that harbor them is now unambiguous: no platform is safe. Whether drugs are moved by sea or processed on land, the United States under President Trump will project power and take direct action to destroy them. This is the “America First” doctrine in its most potent form: proactively defending American sovereignty and citizens’ lives by taking the fight directly to the enemy, without apology or endless diplomatic dithering.
While the liberal media searches for anonymous officials to downplay the victory, the results speak for themselves: facilities in flames, narco-terrorists eliminated, supply chains shattered, and the rate of deadly drugs reaching American streets plummeting. This is presidential leadership that prioritizes action over approval, and the safety of the American people over the sensibilities of a hostile press corps.
h/t: Steadfast and Loyal
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