Trump Orders U.S. Military Action Against Terrorist Drug Cartels

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MontyPython said:
Hmmm. Not sure I'm understanding you.

I have no empirical data to offer (without going to Grok... which I know you wouldn't read), but I'll offer this:

Chicago. 1930. Al Capone. Alcohol was it's bread and butter.

Once Prohibition ended, the mob's golden goose died and it had to move onto more 'mobster' like activities.

So decriminalizing drugs would do the same, would it not?
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No, decriminalizing keeps the manufacturing, importation and large scale distribution illegal so organized crime involved. Legalization cuts out the organized crime element.
 
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Would legalizing these drugs making them more available increase deaths and crime? If so count me out.
 
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hog88 said:
No, decriminalizing keeps the manufacturing, importation and large scale distribution illegal so organized crime involved. Legalization cuts out the organized crime element.
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Ahh. Had to Google it, but now understand that these are different legal concepts. Gracias.
 
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MontyPython said:
Yup.

Another failed ban on a mind-altering substance generally accepted as bad for you? Prohibition.
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I am for making them legal, forget the half step of just decriminalizing it.

I am just not naive to pretend like its a silver bullet to fix X problems.

sorry that the people who actually did the thing are telling you its not the perfect system.
 
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The Trump administration accuses Maduro of leading the Cartel of the Suns drug trafficking gang and is offering a $50m (£37m) reward for information leading to his capture.

“Information”? OK…

Madura is in Venezuela.

When y’all kill him, send me my money bitches.
 
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Commander overseeing US forces in the Caribbean to retire one year into tenure​


The admiral overseeing US Southern Command, which has responsibility for forces in the Caribbean, where the US has carried out multiple legally ambiguous strikes against alleged drug cartels, is retiring one year into his tenure, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said in a social media post on X on Thursday.

The news comes just days after the US military conducted its fifth known strike on a boat alleged to be trafficking drugs off the coast of Venezuela, killing six people. It also comes one day after President Donald Trump said publicly that he had authorized the CIA to operate inside Venezuela to clamp down on the flow of drugs and migrants. Also on Wednesday, US Air Force B-52 bombers flew off the coast of Venezuela for more than four hours, CNN previously reported.

Tensions had been simmering between Hegseth and Adm. Alvin Holsey for weeks before the admiral announced he was leaving, two sources familiar with the matter told CNN. Hegseth did not believe Holsey was moving quickly or aggressively enough to combat drug traffickers in the Caribbean, and he complained about not being given the information he needed about the operations, the sources said. But SOUTHCOM was concerned about the operations not being lawful, the sources added.

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TVOLS said:
www.cbsnews.com

U.S. strikes 8th alleged drug vessel, this time on the Pacific side

This is the first U.S. strike against an alleged drug vessel on the Pacific side of South America.
www.cbsnews.com www.cbsnews.com

I ready somewhere today that allied countries to the US have been told of the possibility of escalation on the Caribbean side.
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I always wanted to go to war somewhere tropical when I was in. Missing out now! Next best thing gonna be a Spirit flight then a Carnival cruise.
 
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MontyPython said:
Hmmm. Not sure I'm understanding you.

I have no empirical data to offer (without going to Grok... which I know you wouldn't read), but I'll offer this:

Chicago. 1930. Al Capone. Alcohol was it's bread and butter.

Once Prohibition ended, the mob's golden goose died and it had to move onto more 'mobster' like activities.

So decriminalizing drugs would do the same, would it not?
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I believe the mob was already doing business in narcotics, prostitution, loan sharking, gambling, etc. well before the US handed them the gift of the century in Prohibition., which really helped them grow their power and reach.
 
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EasternVol said:
That was a pretty idiotic answer considering the US would be the ones arresting the boatmen.
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Sounds like you have the right mentality to be a good candidate to pilot these drug boats. If somehow you’re able to survive these bombs you can keep going back. They going to need people like you cause they going to be running out.
 
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TVOLS said:
Sounds like you have the right mentality to be a good candidate to pilot these drug boats. If somehow you’re able to survive these bombs you can keep going back. They going to need people like you cause they going to be running out.
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Pray tell how did you come to that conclusion?
 
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