3 Sep 2025 6:10 am
Drugs are a weapon of mass destruction. And we have been in a hot war for years, it is just we don't see it.China is now manufacuring a synthetic opioid class known as nitazenes that has emerged as a terrifying successor to fentanyl, with some variants reported to be 20 to 40 times more potent.
Over the past five years, the United States has witnessed a staggering toll from drug overdoses—more than 500,000 deaths between 2020 and 2024 alone.
Here's a breakdown of the annual numbers:
YearEstimated Overdose Deaths
2020 93,500
2021 109,100
2022 110,900
2023 108,600
2024 81,700
Here’s a clear breakdown of U.S. troop deaths in three major 20th-century wars:
World War II 405,399
Korean War 36,574
Vietnam War 58,220
The U.S. military killed 11 alleged Tren da Aragua members aboard a suspected drug boat originating from Venezuela in the southern Caribbean on Sept. 2.The move, announced by President Donald Trump during a press conference, marks a milestone in increasingly militarized U.S. counterdrug efforts in the region. Trump secretly authorized military force against the drug cartels in early August.
Trump described the strike in a post on Truth Social. "Earlier this morning, on my Orders, U.S. Military Forces conducted a kinetic strike against positively identified Tren de Aragua Narco terrorists in the SOUTHCOM area of responsibility," Trump said. "The strike occurred while the terrorists were at sea in International waters transporting illegal narcotics, heading to the United States. The strike resulted in 11 terrorists killed in action. "Later in the day, the White House posted a grainy black and white "unclassified" video that purportedly shows the open boat on the high seas as it's being taken out in a military strike and then engulfed in flames.