Friday, October 17, 2025

Top Admiral Steps Down Abruptly Amid Drug Boat Strikes

The top military official overseeing military strikes against alleged Venezuelan drug runners will retire at the end of the year ...

Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 01:33 PM | 8 COMMENTS | permalink

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Admiral Alvin Holsey, the head of U.S. Southern Command, is leaving his job after less than a year -- a surprising departure as President Trump shows interest in extending his administration's campaign of violence against drug cartels in the region.

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-- The Washington Post (@washingtonpost.com) Oct 17, 2025 at 2:00 AM

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Still not a shred of evidence presented in support of attacking boats in international waters and killing their occupants.
"Believe us."
Only if you never heard of the Gulf of Tonkin.
Only if you didn't know this is an administration populated by congenital liars.
"Believe us."
How about some persuasive evidence.
You have it, right?
Right?

#1 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2025-10-17 05:43 AM

The other tread had the conversation. drudge.com

#2 | Posted by qcp at 2025-10-17 01:45 PM

Shades of Regoonitunes... Beruit cover-up/diversion... invasion of Grenada...

release the Epstein Files...

#3 | Posted by RightisTrite at 2025-10-17 02:20 PM

Admiral Holsey thought DUI hire Pete Kegsbreath was unqualified.

#4 | Posted by horstngraben at 2025-10-17 03:13 PM

Can somebody explain how our media doesn't ask the question how on earth can the boats pictured in those murders ever reach American shores 2500 miles away? And if they were headed towards bigger drug ships, how come they didn't follow those boats and target those larger ships?

#5 | Posted by prius04 at 2025-10-17 04:18 PM

Wow so only 1 admiral actually takes his oath of office seriously.

#6 | Posted by SpeakSoftly at 2025-10-17 04:21 PM

Re 5

They don't want to black bagged and disappeared??

But seriously. If you asked a common sense question like that of this President Trumpy will just call you nasty and ban you or just not allow you to ask any more of your nasty questions.

#7 | Posted by donnerboy at 2025-10-17 07:09 PM

After Drinky Pete's pep talk the other week, finding a replacement could be a challenge ...

#8 | Posted by catdog at 2025-10-18 11:06 AM

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