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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, 03:36 PM

Dec 2025

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 2025 OP

Except the world isn't OK with it. Disaffected Dec 2025 #1

If evidence of the drugs exists. Norrrm Dec 2025 #2

The reason: Letting the Coast Guard continue as they have done for decades is not as fun for blood thirsty MAGAs Attilatheblond Dec 2025 #3

Murderous psychopaths don't worry about reasons Alice Kramden Dec 2025 #4

Because they want to murder and the action you propose isn't that? RockRaven Dec 2025 #5

They're trying to intimidate the smugglers. maxsolomon Dec 2025 #6

They needed a bigger Epstein distraction. yourout Dec 2025 #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 2025 #8

They are lazy. Picking them up and charging them is way too much work and dosnt go BOOM. Srkdqltr Dec 2025 #9

The goal of these terrorist attacks by the U.S. has nothing to do with drugs. yardwork Dec 2025 #10

I served in the US Navy from 1990 to 2010 aboard 4 different ships in that time NavyDem Dec 2025 #11

From someone who's served to another... thank you for your service. mikelewis Dec 2025 #20

No reason why they couldn't. With more ships in the area. It's actually easier. haele Dec 2025 #12

Blowing up boats is better for ratings... Wounded Bear Dec 2025 #13

Three Reasons: Epstein, Epstein and Epstein. It's WAG THE DOG! usonian Dec 2025 #14

Not supporting any action taken, but drones, etc., don't get troops killed. We should use those if/when legitimate. Silent Type Dec 2025 #15

It's not about interdiction, it's about generating "casus belli" 0rganism Dec 2025 #16

I think they should have followed them to shore Emile Dec 2025 #17

This is a multi-part operation: Thunderbeast Dec 2025 #18

No jollies? Bayard Dec 2025 #19