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Philip Johnson, Lecturer, College of Business, Government and Law, Flinders University

US strikes on Venezuelan ‘drug boats’ have killed 14 people. What is Trump trying to do?

A screenshot of a video reportedly showing an airstrike on a boat. Donald Trump/Truth Social

In the past few weeks, the United States military has been involved in multiple fatal strikes on boats in international waters off the coast of Venezuela.

The first airstrike was on September 5 and killed 11 people. The second occurred this week, killing three people. No efforts were made to apprehend the vessels or identify the people before the strikes.

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