Heat on Hegseth for boat strikes: Letters to the Editor — Dec. 4, 2025
I find the Democrats are off-target in criticizing President Trump and War Secretary Pete Hegseth’s strategy of eliminating alleged drug boats from Venezuela (“Hegseth didn’t call survivor hit: report,” Dec. 3).
Trump should host memorials for the millions that have been lost to drugs, starting in the sanctuary cities. Grandparents, parents, brothers, sisters and friends would fill arenas and stadiums, giving voice to those who no longer can.
Donathan Salkaln
Chelsea
President Barack Obama took out innocent women and children at an Afghanistan wedding in 2008; President Joe Biden bombed a family there in August 2021 with 10 innocents losing their lives. There were crickets from the media.
Yet, when a second air strike is necessary to finish the job on an alleged drug-filled boat operated by terrorists with no regard for........





















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