"ZINKE: I see I see two parallels. One is, I see gunboat diplomacy going back to Teddy Roosevelt. And from the halls of Montezuma, if you're a Marine. I also see a lot of Panama, because I was a SEAL during during Panama. The participation, the control of narco drug trafficking. Clearly, the U.S. has said that organization is a terrorist organization. And look, there's a Marine amphibious unit sitting off the coast of Venezuela and a lot of firepower."
"Trump has ordered at least two deadly strikes on Venezuelan boats he claims were carrying drugs to the United States, strikes that have drawn bipartisan condemnation and accusations of war crimes. On Wednesday morning's edition of CNN This Morning, Cornish led a discussion of the issue with a Group Chat panel consisting ofGraff, ex-GOP lawmaker Charlie Dent, and Democratic strategist Antjuan Seawright."
At least two deadly U.S. strikes targeted Venezuelan boats that were alleged to be carrying drugs to the United States. Those strikes have generated bipartisan condemnation and accusations of war crimes. A CNN panel questioned whether the actions represent militarization of the war on drugs and whether Venezuela’s label as a narco-terrorist state justifies military operations. Ryan Zinke compared current actions to historical gunboat diplomacy and cited Panama and his SEAL experience, noting significant U.S. naval and Marine presence near Venezuela. When directly asked if the president was committing a war crime, Zinke said he did not think so and asserted presidential authority.
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