A DANDY LITTLE WAR

From late breaking reports this afternoon it appears that the Armed Forces have carried out a second attack on the narc navy and destroyed a second boatload of bad guys. It looks like President Trump is putting Reciprocity into play and taking out the first of the international drug cartels and letting the means serve as a lesson and a warning to the Mexican and Columbian gang leaders who thought that our game was strictly one of catch and release law enforcement. I don't think President Trump plays that game. On the other hand, our guys don't really play well against terrorists operating with a free rein and the backing of our Courts and Sanctuarians. (A blogging day just isn't complete without another perfectly good made up word!)

It will be interesting to observe as National Technical Means pinpoint and destroy the Enemies of Civilization and perhaps observe as those pinpoint attacks move further and further north over time. This is usually the sort of attack one undertakes after close consultations with one's allies but looking at the map I see an uncommanded sea and few allies.  

What we've seen of the cartel's violence in Mexico might worry some people not already exposed to such violence and make them concerned that it could spread to cover....oh, never mind. I am interested to see just what kind of actions are freed up by not having to gain any support for one's operations from 'allies' so thoroughly penetrated by the cartels that there is no daylight between the governments and cartels. It is usually an enormous pain the butt to deal with 'allies' and I'm glad I was able to leave that sort of thing to the SACLANT crew that loves NATO more than anything.

For the boating community in the region I'd be wary and warier still if I saw this flying from any other shipping in the area. It has a very specific meaning that everyone should be familiar with.

You are standing into danger