Trump is DIrecting Boats Off Coasts Be Shot WIth Countries Not At War With The US

As of Oct. 19, 2025 Trump said the US military strikes on 5 Venezuelan boats have saved 100,000 lives. The true stats are about 25% of the time the Coast Guard boards a ship, there are no drugs. Drug experts confirm Venezuela plays a minor role in trafficking drugs to the US. Are these attacks legal? "At the international level, I have not seen a single international lawyer who thinks that it's permissible for a country to blow up the civilians of another country on the high seas unless they were actually posing an imminent attack." When two countries are at war, it is obvious these types of attacks occur. The US is not at war with Venezuela. If America's actions were legal, why did Trump release two survivors of a recent boat attack? Clearly, there was no legal reason to hold them. Another very bad sign Trump is not adhering to international laws on the seas, Admiral Alvin Holsey, who oversees the Southern Command, stepped down eight days ago as the Pentagon ramped up targeting boats for demolition. These boats are not being captured. They are being decimated before any trial or investigation of the contents of the boats occur or those aboard. The direct targeting of these boats without any proof of wrongdoing with a country we are not at war with is shocking. Is it shocking Trump is taking these actions where the legality has not been established? No, it is par for the course.