The idea that the Trump administration could be commit war crimes or the murders by blowing up boats in the Caribbean that they believe are carrying drugs will not go away.
Republicans are frequently asked about this, and to say that their answers have been far from satisfactory, or even credible, would be an understatement.
The Republicans who are defend the actions of Pete Hegseth based their explanations on the evidence-free concept that the United States is at war.
Who is this enemy? How is the country at war with a group of ships and not an actual nation? So many questions that the Republicans are incapable of answering.
Senator Tom Cotton had his arguments in defense of Trump challenged on CNN, and it didn’t go over very well for the Republican Party.
CNN’s John Berman asked, “Let’s ask this specific question: Would it be legal for Arkansas police to kill suspected drug dealers on an overturned boat?” »
Cotton replied:
Well, John, let me get back to the premise of your question. The Washington Post reported that Pete Hegseth gave the illegal order to leave no one alive or kill them all.
Pete Hegseth denied this last week and did not deny that there was a second strike. Mitch Bradley and Dan Kane both flatly denied this yesterday as well, which some of the Democrats who watched this video and got these briefings confirmed. So this is what the Washington Post reports. This is a complete and utter lie.
I just respectfully disagree with my Democratic friends here. I think the problem they have is not with the second strike. This is the case for the first strike and all other strikes on these ships. They think the whole operation is unfounded. I simply don’t agree with them. I think the analogy I would make is not about police officers in Arkansas dealing with American citizens.
If these boats were loaded with bombs or missiles destined for the United States, I don’t think anyone would dispute that. We had every right and even duty to intercept them, but these drugs are exploding like a bomb throughout Arkansas and throughout America.
Killing hundreds of Arkansans and hundreds of thousands of Americans. Our government has a duty to protect our communities from these drugs.
Berman didn’t get an answer to his original question, so he asked again: “Senator, that’s exactly what we’re trying to do. Can I just take this in pieces and we’ll answer my question first? Would it be legal for police in Arkansas to kill suspected drug dealers in an overturned boat in an Arkansas lake? Just answer that and then I’ll answer your question on the other topic.”
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