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Vance defends Venezuela strike, calls targeting cartels ‘best use’ of military

Vice President JD Vance defended the US strike killing 11 Tren de Aragua cartel members, calling it the best military use against narcotics trafficking threatening American communities.

  • On September 3, 2025, U.S. military forces conducted an operation in the Caribbean that resulted in the sinking of a suspected Venezuelan narcotics trafficking boat, causing the deaths of 11 individuals.
  • The strike targeted the Tren de Aragua narco-terrorist group, officially designated as a foreign terrorist organization amid rising U.S.-Venezuela tensions.
  • Vice President JD Vance defended the strike on September 6, 2025, calling killing cartel members the 'highest and best use of our military' despite criticism.
  • Liberal commentator Brian Krassenstein condemned the killings as extrajudicial and classified them as a war crime, arguing that targeting civilians from a foreign country without following legal procedures is unlawful.
  • The strike deepened U.S.-Venezuela tensions, with President Nicolás Maduro accusing Washington of seeking regime change and warning of armed resistance if attacked.
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The Daily Wire broke the news in Nashville, United States on Saturday, September 6, 2025.
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