What has become of the DOGE efforts to save money? When the U.S. government authorizes Hellfire missiles, to strike alleged drug smuggling vessels, it can cost as much as $150,000 plus significant operational overhead. These operations are estimated to run about $18 million per day.
A typical Coast Guard drug interdiction off our shores, with surface cutters and sharpshooters, cost approximately $50,000. This approach is considerably less - and more importantly, is set into action only when the boats are identified and actually close to reaching our shores. The current approach looks like outrageous bombings in open waters nowhere near our coastline.
Emily Morrison
Midtown
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