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NavyDem

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11. I served in the US Navy from 1990 to 2010 aboard 4 different ships in that time

Reply to mikelewis (Original post)

Fri Dec 5, 2025, 02:36 PM

Dec 5

The US Navy has boarding teams on many smaller ships that do EXACTLY the mission of boarding suspected drug runners. Each "War" in the gulf, my ships had these teams and they conducted daily operations.

Those teams are referred to as Visit, Board, Search, and Seizure Teams or, VBSS teams. There is no world in which these extrajudicial murders were OK, or did not violate international law.

Each of those personnel from Kegsbreath to the Admiral in Charge, to the Members of Seal Team 6 should all be held to account. The question is if anyone has the spine to do it.

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So... is there any reason they couldn't have stopped the boats and siezed the assets? [View all] mikelewis Dec 5 OP

Except the world isn't OK with it. Disaffected Dec 5 #1

If evidence of the drugs exists. Norrrm Dec 5 #2

The reason: Letting the Coast Guard continue as they have done for decades is not as fun for blood thirsty MAGAs Attilatheblond Dec 5 #3

Murderous psychopaths don't worry about reasons Alice Kramden Dec 5 #4

Because they want to murder and the action you propose isn't that? RockRaven Dec 5 #5

They're trying to intimidate the smugglers. maxsolomon Dec 5 #6

They needed a bigger Epstein distraction. yourout Dec 5 #7

They didn't want to endanger the war ships of the fragile U.S. Navy by 4 guys in a boat. Ping Tung Dec 5 #8

They are lazy. Picking them up and charging them is way too much work and dosnt go BOOM. Srkdqltr Dec 5 #9

The goal of these terrorist attacks by the U.S. has nothing to do with drugs. yardwork Dec 5 #10

I served in the US Navy from 1990 to 2010 aboard 4 different ships in that time NavyDem Dec 5 #11

From someone who's served to another... thank you for your service. mikelewis Saturday #20

No reason why they couldn't. With more ships in the area. It's actually easier. haele Dec 5 #12

Blowing up boats is better for ratings... Wounded Bear Dec 5 #13

Three Reasons: Epstein, Epstein and Epstein. It's WAG THE DOG! usonian Dec 5 #14

Not supporting any action taken, but drones, etc., don't get troops killed. We should use those if/when legitimate. Silent Type Dec 5 #15

It's not about interdiction, it's about generating "casus belli" 0rganism Dec 5 #16

I think they should have followed them to shore Emile Dec 5 #17

This is a multi-part operation: Thunderbeast Dec 5 #18

No jollies? Bayard Dec 5 #19