{"id":2483442,"date":"2025-09-07T14:27:02","date_gmt":"2025-09-07T18:27:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/duckworth-says-us-strike-on-venezuelan-boat-opens-americans-to-similar-attacks\/"},"modified":"2025-09-07T14:28:07","modified_gmt":"2025-09-07T18:28:07","slug":"duckworth-says-us-strike-on-venezuelan-boat-opens-americans-to-similar-attacks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/duckworth-says-us-strike-on-venezuelan-boat-opens-americans-to-similar-attacks\/","title":{"rendered":"Duckworth says US strike on Venezuelan boat opens Americans to similar attacks"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fduckworth-says-us-strike-on-venezuelan-boat-opens-americans-to-similar-attacks%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2483442&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article reports on U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth&#8217;s criticism of a recent U.S. military strike on a Venezuelan boat linked to the Tren de Aragua cartel.duckworth warns that this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-considers-moving-spending-bills-forward-setting-up-fight-with-house-gop\/\" title=\"Senate mulls advancing spending bills, sparking clash with House GOP.\">action sets<\/a> a perilous precedent by potentially exposing Americans to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jewish-groups-call-on-state-attorneys-general-to-take-action-to-stem-anti-semitic-violence\/\" title=\"Jewish Groups Call on State Attorneys General to Take Action to Stem Anti-Semitic Violence\">similar attacks<\/a> by foreign adversaries, emphasizing that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-kraken-released-attorney-sidney-powell-files-104-page-bombshell-complaint-of-massive-fraud-in-georgia-election-update-michigan-too\/\" title=\"BREAKING: KRAKEN RELEASED! Attorney Sidney Powell Files 104 Page BOMBSHELL COMPLAINT of Massive Fraud in Georgia Election - Update: Michigan too\">due process<\/a> 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 Nicol\u00e1s Maduro condemned the strike as an &#8220;act of war.&#8221; Former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-biden-unveils-immigration-bill-leftwing-activists-call-for-end-to-filibuster-to-ram-it-through\/\" title=\"BREAKING: Biden Unveils Immigration Bill, Leftwing Activists Call For End To Filibuster To Ram It Through\">immigration judge<\/a> Andrew Arthur suggests the strike serves as a partial message against drug smuggling and a warning to Maduro&#8217;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. <br \/> <!DOCTYPE html><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Duckworth says US strike on Venezuelan boat opens Americans to similar attacks<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2222069\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3796313\/democrats-blast-trump-threat-unleash-war-department-chicago\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tammy Duckworth<\/a> (D-IL) said Sunday that the U.S. strike on a Venezuelan boat sets &ldquo;a precedent&rdquo; that endangers Americans.<\/p>\n<p>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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3792019\/venezuela-nicolas-maduro-vows-deadly-consequences-to-us-over-narco-strike\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">described as an &ldquo;act of war.&rdquo;<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3796350\/rand-paul-jd-vance-us-war-crime-venezuelan-boat-strike\/\">Paul slams &#8216;despicable&#8217; Vance post dismissing US &#8216;war crime&#8217; in Venezuelan boat strike<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3794872\/thune-scott-ashley-hinson-iowa-senate-race\/\">Thune and Scott gather behind Ashley Hinson in Iowa Senate race<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3794525\/ban-congressional-stock-trading-lawmakers-weigh-regulating-themselves\/\">Congressional stock trading ban at make-or-break point<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Duckworth is among the strike&rsquo;s critics, calling it an &ldquo;illegal move&rdquo; by the Trump administration.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There&rsquo;s a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >thing called due process<\/a> 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,&rdquo; Duckworth said on CBS&rsquo;s <em>Face the Nation<\/em>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share?id=3113068&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=9421&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=14bb5e202560b049ce586d4ad609891c\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&ldquo;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&rsquo;s nothing now to stop them from doing something like that against Americans in international waters, and it could be civilians,&rdquo; Duckworth said.<\/p>\n<p>Andrew &ldquo;Art&rdquo; Arthur, a former immigration judge and resident fellow in law and policy at the Center for Immigration Studies, told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/national-security\/3795495\/trump-drug-vessel-strike-warning-smugglers-maduro\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">strike is &ldquo;partially&rdquo; a message<\/a> not to smuggle drugs. He added that it&rsquo;s a message to &ldquo;the Maduro government that relies on the drugs&rdquo; that the United States will take military action if necessary.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/3792988\/salena-zito-says-strike-on-drug-vessel-is-what-we-voted-for\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>SALENA ZITO SAYS STRIKE ON DRUG VESSEL IS &lsquo;WHAT WE VOTED FOR&rsquo;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Like Duckworth, Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3796350\/rand-paul-jd-vance-us-war-crime-venezuelan-boat-strike\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">critical of the strike<\/a>, condemning Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/in_focus\/3793992\/jd-vance-is-no-hypocrite-on-flag-burning\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">JD Vance&rsquo;s<\/a> defense &ldquo;to glorify killing someone without a trial&rdquo; on X.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Following the strike, the Department of Defense <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/3794732\/pentagon-venezuela-two-military-aircraft-navy-flyby\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">urged caution toward Venezuela <\/a>on Thursday after claiming two of its military aircraft flew near a Navy vessel, the USS <em>Jason Dunham<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Duckworth: US strike on Venezuelan boat risks similar attacks<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2483443,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AP25237781905823.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[62697,28783,62806,57842,62805],"class_list":["post-2483442","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-american-security","tag-duckworth","tag-international-conflict","tag-us-strike","tag-venezuelan-boat"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AP25237781905823.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2483442","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2483442"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2483442\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2483446,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2483442\/revisions\/2483446"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2483443"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2483442"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2483442"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2483442"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}