President Donald Trump's $4.7 billion war on cocaine smugglers has claimed the lives of nearly 200 people yet hasn't made the drug meaningfully harder to buy in the United States, according to experts.
The U.S. military said it carried out another strike on a boat accused of smuggling drugs in the Pacific Ocean, killing three in the fourth attack this week and putting the total death toll at 205. n.pr/3QeAgmC[image or embed]
" NPR (@npr.org) 12:37 PM May 31, 2026
For decades, the USG has spent more money on violent counter-narcotics campaigns in the Third World rather than spending the money to improve the lives of poor coca or opium growers so they won't have to rely on the drug cartels just to survive: hri.global
"Murder-Death-Kill," the American, Russian, and Israeli way.
Drudge Retort Headlines
Markwayne Mullin Wants to Hire His Wife as SGE (44 comments)
The War Trump Can't End (24 comments)
Judge says Trump Can't Add his Name to Kennedy Center (22 comments)
The NATO Putin Should Fear Is One America No Longer Controls (18 comments)
No Fat Troops at White House UFC Fight (17 comments)
UN: Next Five Years Will Smash Heat Records (16 comments)
Blue Origin, Blowed Up. (15 comments)
US Healthcare Still Expensive, with Pathetic Outcomes (13 comments)
'Drug Boat' Strikes Claim 205 Lives (12 comments)
Trump Meets Team to Decide on Iran Deal (12 comments)