CAL THOMAS COMMENTARY OCTOBER 28, 2025
PRESIDENT TRUMP IS CONDUCTING A REAL WAR ON DRUGS. BY THE WHITE HOUSE’S ACCOUNT, 10 BOATS IN THE CARIBBEAN ALLEGEDLY LOADED WITH DRUGS HEADED FOR THE U.S. HAVE BEEN TAKEN OUT BY AMERICAN MILITARY FORCES. 43 CREW MEMBERS HAVE BEEN KILLED AND THE FEW WHO SURVIVED HAVE BEEN ARRESTED.
THIS MAY SOUND GOOD, BUT IT WOULD HELP THE ADMINISTRATION’S CREDIBILITY IF DRUGS COULD BE PRODUCED AND THE PEOPLE ON THE BOATS IDENTIFIED AS GANG MEMBERS AND DRUG DEALERS AS THE ADMINISTRATION CLAIMS. THE MOVEMENT OF THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER GERALD R. FORD IS THOUGHT TO BE TARGETING VENEZUELAN DICTATOR NICOLAS MADURO AND WARNING OTHER SOUTH AMERICAN NATIONS IN THE DRUG TRADE THEY MIGHT BE TARGETED NEXT.
THE DRUG GROUPS HAVE BEEN DESIGNATED UNDER THE 1996 ANTITERRORISM AND EFFECTIVE DEATH PENALTY ACT. PRESIDENT CLINTON’S STATE DEPARTMENT STARTED THE LIST WITH 30 DESIGNATIONS. PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH DESIGNATED 18 OVER HIS EIGHTS YEARS IN OFFICE. PRESIDENT OBAMA DESIGNATED 25, PRESIDENT BIDEN DESIGNATED 4, AND PRESIDENT TRUMP DESIGNATED 11 IN HIS FIRST TERM.
A MOST EFFFECTIVE WAR ON DRUGS WOULD INCLUDE REDUCING DEMAND. I’M CAL THOMAS.
