White House Confirms Second Strike on Caribbean Drug Boat

Democratic narrative

Hegseth's authorization of a second strike to kill survivors clinging to the wreckage raises serious concerns of a potential war crime that demand congressional investigation. The Pentagon's own manual explicitly prohibits firing upon shipwrecked individuals, yet the administration conducted a follow-up attack after surveillance showed two men alive in the water. Legal experts and officials have expressed deep skepticism about the entire drug boat campaign's legality.