WASHINGTON / LONDON (IT BOLTWISE) – Donald Trump’s recent statements about allegedly saving 25,000 lives through military strikes against Venezuelan boats are causing controversy. Experts question the veracity of these claims, citing a lack of evidence and Venezuela playing a minor role in drug smuggling into the United States.
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Donald Trump’s recent statements about allegedly saving 25,000 lives through military strikes against Venezuelan boats have caused considerable controversy. Trump claimed that US military actions against five Venezuelan boats saved more than 100,000 lives by thwarting drug smuggling. However, these claims have been heavily questioned by experts and analysts.
The Trump administration has provided no evidence that the boats were actually transporting drugs. Drug trafficking experts emphasize that Venezuela plays only a minor role in drug smuggling into the United States. The legality of the strikes is also unclear, with some legal experts considering the actions illegal under maritime law or human rights conventions.
Trump has repeatedly used the figure of 25,000 lives saved per boat and also suggested he would consider similar strikes on land. However, these statements were classified by experts as mathematically dubious. Even if the boats carried 25,000 lethal doses of fentanyl, that doesn’t mean 125,000 lives were saved.
Most illegal fentanyl shipments to the United States come from Mexico and enter the country primarily through the southern border. Even if fentanyl had been on board, destroying the boats would not automatically halve the number of drug deaths. The number of drug deaths in the U.S. has been declining in recent years, before any boat strikes off the coast of Venezuela even occurred.
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