"Fentanyl is responsible for the vast majority of overdose deaths from illicit drugs in the U.S. There's no doubt that America's adversaries are trafficking fentanyl into the United States, in part because they want to kill Americans. If this were a war, it would be one of the worst wars, the president said. His remarks come amid his administration's ongoing bombings of alleged drug-trafficking boats in the Caribbean and the Pacific."
"No. It is completely meaningless. It's symbolic. Federal law describes what a weapon of mass destruction is. Generally, it has to be an incendiary device, something that blows up, something that shoots, something that disseminates poison, that kind of thing. If you commit a crime involving a weapon of mass destruction, it's very serious. Penalties involved could be life in prison, could be death if someone dies. But the president saying drugs"
President Donald Trump signed an executive order classifying fentanyl as a weapon of mass destruction. Fentanyl accounts for the vast majority of illicit drug overdose deaths in the United States. The administration has been bombing alleged drug-trafficking boats in the Caribbean and the Pacific and has targeted vessels originating from Venezuela despite Venezuela not producing fentanyl. The administration seized a Venezuelan oil tanker and strikes have killed at least 90 people. Officials announced bombings of three more Pacific vessels and U.S. Southern Command reported eight fatalities without specifying vessel origins. Federal law narrowly defines weapons of mass destruction and carries severe penalties for WMD crimes, leaving the legal effect of labeling drugs as WMDs unclear.
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