There is no other sovereign country engaging in war. It really isn’t a war. The drug cartels are not sovereign countries. They are private industry and Trump is sinking privately owned boats.
He is also not exhibiting evidence that the boats he is sinking have illegal drugs on board.
Venezuela’s primary industry is oil. Mexico has a horrible problem with violence because of the cartels. This is not exclusively Venezuela’s problem.
The issue is, can random boats be sunk in suspicion of drug trafficking by a sovereign power? See, until it is obvious the drugs are on the boat and the boat is going to deliver them to the USA shores, it isn’t a crime. That is especially true in international waters. Now, are we going to abandon maritime law and where does that leave us?
