Duckworth says US strike on Venezuelan boat opens Americans to similar attacks
The article reports on U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth’s criticism of a recent U.S. military strike on a Venezuelan boat linked to the Tren de Aragua cartel.duckworth warns that this action sets a perilous precedent by potentially exposing Americans to similar attacks by foreign adversaries, emphasizing that due process was bypassed and highlighting risks in international waters. The strike, announced by former President Trump, resulted in the deaths of 11 cartel members and has sparked division among lawmakers.Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro condemned the strike as an “act of war.” Former immigration judge Andrew Arthur suggests the strike serves as a partial message against drug smuggling and a warning to Maduro’s government. Senator Rand Paul also criticized the strike,notably opposing the glorification of killing without a trial. Following the incident, the U.S. Department of defense warned about increased tensions with Venezuela after its military aircraft flew near a U.S.Navy ship.
Duckworth says US strike on Venezuelan boat opens Americans to similar attacks
Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) said Sunday that the U.S. strike on a Venezuelan boat sets “a precedent” that endangers Americans.
Trump announced the deaths of 11 Tren de Aragua cartel members on Tuesday, saying they were killed by a U.S. military strike. Lawmakers have expressed division over the strike, which Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro described as an “act of war.”
Duckworth is among the strike’s critics, calling it an “illegal move” by the Trump administration.
“There’s a thing called due process in this country, and that needed to have happened, and the fact that it happened in international waters actually opens Americans to a similar action by our adversaries,” Duckworth said on CBS’s Face the Nation.
“We were just talking about Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping and getting together and showing a show of force against the United States. Well, there’s nothing now to stop them from doing something like that against Americans in international waters, and it could be civilians,” Duckworth said.
Andrew “Art” Arthur, a former immigration judge and resident fellow in law and policy at the Center for Immigration Studies, told the Washington Examiner the strike is “partially” a message not to smuggle drugs. He added that it’s a message to “the Maduro government that relies on the drugs” that the United States will take military action if necessary.
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Like Duckworth, Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) was critical of the strike, condemning Vice President JD Vance’s defense “to glorify killing someone without a trial” on X.
Following the strike, the Department of Defense urged caution toward Venezuela on Thursday after claiming two of its military aircraft flew near a Navy vessel, the USS Jason Dunham.
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