{"id":2500692,"date":"2025-10-19T12:10:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-19T16:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/paul-says-strikes-against-drug-boats-go-against-all-of-our-tradition\/"},"modified":"2025-10-19T12:11:28","modified_gmt":"2025-10-19T16:11:28","slug":"paul-says-strikes-against-drug-boats-go-against-all-of-our-tradition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/paul-says-strikes-against-drug-boats-go-against-all-of-our-tradition\/","title":{"rendered":"Paul says strikes against drug boats go against &#8216;all of our tradition&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><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%2Fpaul-says-strikes-against-drug-boats-go-against-all-of-our-tradition%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=2500692&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>Senator Rand Paul criticized President donald Trump&#8217;s recent U.S. military strikes against suspected Venezuelan <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-releases-list-of-president-trumps-accomplishments-and-it-is-historic\/\" title=\"White House Releases List of ... Trump\u2019s Accomplishments \u2013  And It Is Historic!\">drug trafficking<\/a> boats,calling the actions contrary to American tradition. The strikes, carried out in international waters of the Caribbean, have resulted in multiple deaths and are part of Trump&#8217;s intensified effort to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-names-official-to-help-reverse-trump-era-immigration-policies\/\" title=\"Biden Names Offi...l To Help Reverse Trump-Era Immigration Policies\">combat drug trafficking<\/a>. Paul expressed concern on &#8220;Meet the Press&#8221; that these actions target vessels without sufficient evidence and warned about the possibility of innocent casualties. Trump defended the strikes, highlighting the destruction of a drug-carrying submarine loaded with fentanyl and other narcotics, and announced authorization for CIA land-based operations in Venezuela. Paul also criticized the administration&#8217;s public disclosure of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-says-killer-vladimir-putin-will-pay-a-price-for-election-interference\/\" title=\"Biden Says \u2018Killer\u2019 Vladimir Putin \u2018Will Pay A Price\u2019 For Election Interference\">covert operations<\/a> and suggested some officials are pushing for escalated conflict with Venezuela. Simultaneously occurring, Venezuelan President Nicol\u00e1s Maduro accused the Trump administration of trying to overthrow his government.  <\/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\">Rand Paul says US strikes against Venezuelan drug boats go against &lsquo;all of our tradition&rsquo;<\/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_2376040\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Sen.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/rand-paul\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> Rand Paul<\/a> (R-KY) said President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Donald Trump<\/a>&lsquo;s military strikes against suspected Venezuelan drug boats go &ldquo;against all of our tradition.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. military carried out a strike on a suspected Venezuelan drug vessel in international waters of the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/3847366\/jim-himes-boat-strikes-caribbean-illegal-killings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> Caribbean<\/a> on Thursday, leaving<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3854449\/survivors-reported-military-strike-suspected-venezuelan-cartel-boat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> several survivors<\/a>. As of mid-October, the U.S. military has carried out at least six strikes killing more than 20 people as part of Trump&rsquo;s efforts to crack down on drug trafficking.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3855385\/dug-in-lawmakers-trump-antidote-government-shutdown-gridlock\/\">Dug-in lawmakers see Trump as antidote to shutdown gridlock<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3856201\/jim-justice-hit-with-irs-tax-lien\/\">Jim Justice hit with IRS tax lien<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3856081\/democrats-flaunt-no-kings-posts-social-media\/\">Democrats flaunt &#8216;No Kings&#8217; posts on social media<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Paul said on <em>Meet the Press <\/em>on Sunday that these actions &ldquo;go against all of our tradition&rdquo; and added, &ldquo;All these people have been blown up without us knowing their name, without any evidence of a crime.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;So if our policy now is to blow up every ship we suspect or accuse of drug running, that would be a bizarre world in which 25% of people might be innocent,&rdquo; Paul said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The recent U.S. military strike escalated the administration&rsquo;s efforts to target vessels transporting narcotics into the United States by sea.<\/p>\n<p>Trump confirmed the strike on Saturday, stating on Truth Social, &ldquo;It was my great honor to destroy a very large DRUG-CARRYING SUBMARINE that was navigating towards the United States on a well known narcotrafficking transit route. U.S. Intelligence confirmed this vessel was loaded up with mostly Fentanyl, and other illegal narcotics. There were four known narcoterrorists on board the vessel.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The president on Wednesday said that he has also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3855191\/trump-nicolas-maduro-threat-us-drug-boat-strikes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">authorized the CIA<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >begin land-based operations<\/a> against narcoterrorists based in Venezuela. He told reporters that he is &ldquo;certainly looking at&rdquo; the possibility of land strikes in Venezuela, &ldquo;because we&rsquo;ve got the sea under control.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Paul criticized the president&rsquo;s comments, stating, &ldquo;I don&rsquo;t know what his actual intentions are. I can say, though, that not being a master of spycraft, if you announce that you&rsquo;re going to have covert CIA action, it&rsquo;s no longer covert.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3855191\/trump-nicolas-maduro-threat-us-drug-boat-strikes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TRUMP SAYS MADURO &lsquo;DOESN&rsquo;T WANT TO F*** AROUND WITH THE US&rsquo; AND IS &lsquo;OFFERING EVERYTHING&rsquo;<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>He added, &ldquo;I do think there are members of his administration who have been agitating for war with Venezuela for a long, long period of time.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Venezuelan President<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nicolas-maduro\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> Nicolas Maduro<\/a> has accused the Trump administration of attempting to overthrow his regime.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/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>Rand Paul: US strikes on Venezuelan drug boats defy tradition<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3511,"featured_media":2500694,"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\/10\/AP25177776775128.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[64861,5531,7283,55790],"class_list":["post-2500692","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-drug-boats","tag-paul","tag-strikes","tag-tradition-2"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/AP25177776775128.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2500692","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\/3511"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2500692"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2500692\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2500697,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2500692\/revisions\/2500697"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2500694"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2500692"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2500692"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2500692"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}