Re: “Hegseth: Trump can use force ‘as he sees fit’ on alleged drug boats” (Dec. 7, Nation & World):
As an alternative of blowing up boats assumed to be transporting cocaine to U.S. locations, why not merely observe these boats to their vacation spot, the place they are often intercepted, the transporters arrested, their contraband confiscated and their U.S. drug rings recognized and dropped at justice?
The Trump administration as a substitute will take each alternative to play Grasp of the Universe, a charade hiding weak point with disastrous and sometimes deadly penalties.
If President Donald Trump have been actually critical about addressing our dependancy pandemic, he would have funded dependancy counseling and remedy coaching applications, and widespread entry to remedy facilities in his so known as Massive Stunning Invoice in addition to insurance policies that foster hope and fight the despair that results in dependancy within the first place.
Ending the demand would do extra to finish the inflow of provide than bombing boats can accomplish.
Thomas Heller, Seattle
