JD Vance Gives the Best Reason Ever Why Military

Vice President JD Vance waded into the fake controversy surrounding President Trump’s choice to destroy a drug cargo utilizing army power. President Trump announced Tuesday that the U.S. army had carried out a strike on a Tren de Aragua-operated boat in worldwide waters. This is a marked shift from the previous methodology of having Coast Guard sailors board suspected drug runners with the backing of U.S. Navy firepower. This choice was developed after the Trump administration declared TdA a international terrorist group on par with al Qaeda or ISIS. Since then, a lot of people wedded to what I imagine to be a fetish for “international law” and “norms” have claimed that Trump is guilty of homicide.

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The debate still rages, but it’s a one-sided debate with no one—besides the drug cartels— paying consideration to what the pro-drug smuggling aspect is saying.

Two U.S. authorities officers, talking on the condition of anonymity, said that Hegseth’s justification – which one called “completely unserious” – took form after the assault.

Experts said Hegseth’s rationale was flimsy, if not farcical. “Tren de Aragua being designated as a foreign terrorist organization is a purely domestic law enforcement designation. It offers no authority for the military to use deadly force,” said Todd Huntley, who was an active-duty decide advocate for more than 23 years, serving as a legal advisor to Special Operations forces engaged in counterterrorism missions around the world. “Under international law, there’s no way this even gets close to being a legitimate use of force.”

And more actually good people are insisting that Trump cannot do what he did because the proper legal professionals in the correct group did not approve. 

Military JAG attorneys have the statutory authority and accountability to present unbiased legal advice without interference. Trump’s EO makes an attempt to counsel in any other case. For the assault on the drug vessel, what was the controlling legal advice supplied, and who wrote the legal opinion? What was the army advice supplied on the legality of this operation, and was it dismissed by larger officers in the Department of Justice?

I find it irresistible when army legal professionals cite their statutory proper “to give independent legal advice to commanders” without contemplating that there may be no statutory requirement that anybody give a flying rat’s patootie about their advice.

It was into this scorching mess that JD Vance waded fearlessly today.

eliminateing cartel members who poison our fellow residents is the highest and best use of our army.

— JD Vance (@JDVance) September 6, 2025

I occur to agree. I’ve never understood why we let drug cartels run medicine in by ocean and stage medicine just across the border, and insist on treating it like a law enforcement issue relatively than a national security risk.

He was challenged by, of all people, Brian Krassenstein. He’d half of the Krassenstein twins, who are online pests, who had their home raided by the FBI and forfeited $450,000 in fraudulently obtained income.

eliminateing the residents of another nation who are civilians without any due course of is called a struggle crime.

— Brian Krassenstein (@krassenstein) September 6, 2025

Vance got here back with the kill shot.

I don’t give a shit what you call it

— JD Vance (@JDVance) September 6, 2025

This most likely must be the administration’s response to all questions about whacking drug runners.

You can nearly hear Krassenstein whimpering in impotent rage as he tried a comeback.

eliminateing 11 people in this manner might be categorised as an extrajudicial killing under worldwide human rights law, probably exposing U.S. officers to accountability.

Good luck in 2029. Any thought what the penalty for such a crime could be?

— Brian Krassenstein (@krassenstein) September 6, 2025

“Exposing U.S. officials to responsibility” from whom?

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