Using warships and military aircraft to blow up cigar boats, then bragging about it and saying they're drug boats without providing proof, is not war, it is execution without due process. It is murder.
I'd like to share an article that indicates this is an unnecessary escalation of conflict. The article discusses our previous approach, which has historically been to intercept a boat, fire warning shots if needed, and then fire to disable the outboard engines if the warning shots didn't work. The article claims the approach was 90% effective at stopping the boats, was non-lethal, allowed us to prosecute drug runners according to the rule of law, and enabled us to gather evidence for the prosecution of higher-echelon traffickers.
At best, this new approach is a mistake. At worst, it is a cynical, self-serving disregard of life, pursued in an attempt to divert the public's attention from other inconvenient issues facing the current administration. It isn't war.
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