Hegseth defends strikes on alleged cartel boats, says Trump can order use of force ‘as he sees fit’

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The Hegseth Killings Must Stop » Sons of Liberty Media

Last week, the Pentagon, under “War Secretary” Pete Hegseth, carried out yet another military attack on a boat in the high seas that the Administration claims is smuggling drugs. That makes 23 boats blown up by the US military in the waters off Latin America – most near Venezuela – and nearly 100 persons killed. …

Hegseth Defends Boat Bombings as New Details Further Undermine Administration’s Justifications

The boat targeted in the infamous September 2 “double-tap” strike was not even headed for the US, Adm. Frank Bradley revealed to lawmakers.

Lucas: Where was Dem outrage when Obama was ordering drone strikes

Pete Hegseth’s mistake was not allowing the Democrats to rescue the two narco terrorists that he blew out of the water along with their drug boat the other day.

Report: Hegseth Gave Order to Kill Boat Operators Because They Were on a Target List

Is the Trump administration claiming the power to do what previous administrations have done: compile lists of “enemy combatants” and kill them?

Hegseth Lays Out Trump’s ‘America First’ Military Strategy

(The Epoch Times)—Secretary of War Pete Hegseth articulated the emerging “America First” national defense strategy of President Donald Trump’s second term in a keynote speech before the 2025 Reagan National Defense Forum on Dec. 6. “The War Department will not be distracted by democracy-building, interventionism, undefined wars, regime change, climate change, woke moralizing, and feckless nation-building,” he said. “We will instead put our natio…