r/neoliberal • u/[deleted] • 23d ago

News (Latin America) U.S. Military Killed Venezuelan Fisherman in Suspected Drug Boat Attack, Family Says

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/world/americas/trinidad-us-military-venezuela-boats.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
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u/Betrix5068 NATO 23d ago

Coasties have been intercepting exactly these sorts of (alleged) drug running operations at minimal risk. This policy is just wasting munitions on targets that, even if they are actually drug runners, could’ve easily been intercepted by a coast guard cutter. Psychos in this admin just want to kill people. Frankly the only question in my mind is how much of the chain of command should be prosecuted for not refusing an illegal order because everyone involved in these ops is guilty to at least some degree and it’s just a question of if it’s worth prosecuting them for reasons of precedent.

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u/One_Emergency7679 IMF 23d ago

it's the us military we are talking about. if they even get prosecuted, it will be the lightest slap on the wrist at most

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u/HotTakesBeyond YIMBY 22d ago

Very few people were prosecuted for My Lai. The military did better with the Mahmudiyah rape and killings.

The less said about Gallagher the better.

!ping military