Trump’s drug boat strikes made zero dent in cocaine smuggling: NYT
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Screenshot from US Southern Command video: Lethal Kinetic Strike, May 29, 2026. Article by Bennito L. Kelty. Raw Story – May 29, 2026.
Despite bombing small boats, Trump’s aggressive military operations outside South America have made zero progress towards stopping the flow of cocaine, according to reporting by The New York Times.
Nine months ago, the Trump administration started attacking dozens of small boats, killing nearly 200 people in the process. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth touted the strikes as “highly effective” at stopping drug trafficking into the United States. […]
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