Pamela: Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio have confirmed that the U.S. military conducted a strike against a boat allegedly carrying drugs in the Caribbean Sea near Venezuela, appearing to kill all onboard.
So far, however, the Trump administration has evaded answers. But here's what we know:
- It was unlawful; Congress has not authorized this or further lethal operations in the Caribbean, and they mark an unconstitutional power grab by the executive branch.
- It was unnecessary; military action in the Caribbean will do nothing to help solve the overdose crisis at home.
- It may only be the beginning; Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has already vowed, "It won't stop with just this strike."
Pamela, there is no military solution to the overdose crisis, but there is a political solution to a president with authoritarian ambitions. That's why we need to throw up the roadblocks necessary to prevent further unauthorized, lawless military action immediately. The first step? Demanding answers — and you can help us by sending an urgent message to your lawmakers:
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Trump is using a failed military-first approach while simultaneously cutting the health and harm reduction programs that have actually reduced deaths from fentanyl in recent years. But despite what Trump and his cronies want you to think, bombs and bullets won't solve the overdose crisis.
We know how this ends, Pamela. The history of disastrous U.S. intervention in Central and South America is well documented. In the 20th century alone, the U.S. military intervened three times in Cuba, installed a pro-U.S. government in Haiti, and occupied the Dominican Republic and Nicaragua. That's not all: U.S.-supported coups toppled governments in Brazil, Bolivia, Chile, Guatemala, and Panama during the Cold War.[1]
Today, as Trump officials accuse the Maduro government of "drug-trafficking,"[2] the distressing reality is that they could be laying the groundwork to follow this failed playbook in pushing for regime change in Venezuela. Activists like us won't let that happen.
At home and abroad, Trump's actions are those of an out-of-control authoritarian, but with your help, we'll push Congress to be the check we need to pull Trump off the course toward war.
The "War on Drugs" is a failure, and bringing it back with extra violence won't turn it into a success. Tuesday's brazenly unlawful strike makes no difference whatsoever in the lives of people struggling with their own or a loved one's addiction. It does not restore the proven methods for reducing overdose deaths that Trump's budget cuts have ravaged.
Congress must act now to end unauthorized military action in the Caribbean, investigate these apparently lawless killings, and restore the proven health and harm reduction programs that people struggling with the scourge of fentanyl desperately need.
Thank you for working for peace,
The Win Without War team
1. The New York Times, "Trump's Cartel Order Revives Bitter Memories in Latin America"
2. NBC News, "'Venezuela has been a very bad actor,' Trump says, threatening escalation"
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