- DEA assessment found that the strikes failed to affect cocaine supply or price in the U.S.
- Traffickers adapted by using larger boats, sticking close to coastlines, and relying more on aircraft from clandestine airstrips.
- The policy is criticized as futile and psychopathic, similar to past administrations' antidrug strategies.
- Pentagon officials claim the operation is achieving its goals despite evidence of failure and adaptation by traffickers.