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The United States has ordered the deployment of 10 F-35 fighter jets to Puerto Rico

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WASHINGTON, Sept 5 (Reuters) - The [United States] has ordered the deployment of 10 F-35 fighter jets to a Puerto Rico airfield to conduct operations against drug cartels, sources say, adding more firepower to intensifying U.S. military operations in the Caribbean that are stoking tension with Venezuela.

The new deployment comes on top of an already bristling U.S. military presence in the southern Caribbean as President [Donald Trump] carries out a campaign pledge to crack down on groups he blames for funneling drugs into the United States.

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Boddhisatva @lemmy.world 20h ago
U.S. officials have not clearly explained what legal justification was used for Tuesday's air strike on the boat or what drugs were on board.
Trump said on Tuesday, without providing evidence, that the U.S. military had identified the crew of the vessel as members of Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua.
So now he's going to use stealth fighters to blow up innocent people in international waters. I say innocent because we are supposed to believe in the principle of innocent until proven guilty in this nation.
- rbesfe @lemmy.ca 27m ago
  Hey now, those people are narcoterrorists. See the word terrorist in there? That means it's ok to bomb them /s
9tr6gyp3 @lemmy.world 21h ago
Can they deploy 10 F-35s to my house and wipe me out instead?
- DominusOfMegadeus @sh.itjust.works 21h ago
  They say they can
  
  Botzo @lemmy.world 20h ago
  It might just be hitting the house with the jet itself (after the pilot spends an hour with IT troubleshooting) though.
- dhork @lemmy.world 19h ago
  How do you rate on the Peter Griffin in a Fez test?
Diplomjodler @lemmy.world 19h ago
Using a sledge hammer to crack a nut. Except the nut isn't where they think it is.
- Assassassin @lemmy.world 19h ago
  Using a sledgehammer to crack a nut, but they don't have evidence it's a nut and they will continue hammering anything that they deem "nut like" and you can't ask what makes something a nut.
  
  Diplomjodler @lemmy.world 3h ago
  It's brown, so it must be a nut.
- resipsaloquitur @lemmy.world 17h ago
  Seems extreme to get a nut.
Evil_Shrubbery @thelemmy.club 20h ago
I hope they sell them for scrap to help the local economy and infrastructure, they really need it.
Boddhisatva @lemmy.world 20h ago
~~Is there an article instead of just a picture?~~
- Substance_P @lemmy.world 20h ago
  Really? I added a link, at least I tried to. Thanks for the heads up.
  
  Boddhisatva @lemmy.world 20h ago
  I see it. There is a small link under the picture that reads just Reuters.com. That does link to the article. If I just missed it, my apologies. If you fixed it, thanks.
Xaphanos @lemmy.world 20h ago

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