Does each boat strike off the coast of Venezuela save 25,000 US lives?

"The administration did not supply PolitiFact with evidence that the boats were carrying drugs. Drug experts told PolitiFact that Venezuela plays a minor role in trafficking drugs that reach the US. The legality of the strikes is also unclear. After the first attack in early September, some legal experts told PolitiFact that the military action was illegal under maritime law or human rights conventions, and the attack contradicted longstanding US military practices."

"Every one of those boats is responsible for the death of 25,000 American people, and the destruction of families, Trump said in an October 5 speech to US Navy sailors. So when you think of it that way, what we're doing is actually an act of kindness. We've taken a very hard stand on drugs the water drugs the drugs that come in through water, they're not coming there are no boats"

The administration provided no evidence that the struck boats carried drugs. A public claim asserted that each destroyed boat saved 25,000 American lives and that five strikes saved at least 100,000 lives. Drug trafficking analysts say Venezuela plays a minor role in drugs that reach the United States. Legal experts raised concerns that the maritime strikes may have violated maritime law, human rights conventions, and longstanding US military practices. Officials repeated the numeric claim and indicated similar strikes on land were under consideration. Experts also state that there is no reliable method to quantify lives saved by drug interception efforts.

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