This whole thing is making the rounds in the media about the ‘second attack’ on a suspected narc boat is getting interesting….it is about the moral consequences (I know that is not a thing for these fools have no morals).

This is how it has played out so far….

Pete Hegseth and the White House deny allegations that anything improper unfolded when special ops troops unleashed two separate missile strikes on a suspected drug boat—the second of which killed two survivors clinging to the wrecked vessel. But the issue only seems to be gaining steam. Background and opinions:

• Background: On Friday, the Washington Post reported that Hegseth gave a verbal order to “kill everybody” on the boat in the Caribbean. Two men survived the first strike and were clinging to the damaged boat, and the mission commander then ordered the second strike to fulfill the “kill everybody” order, according to the newspaper.
• Justification: “Because this administration has designated these narco-terrorists as foreign terrorist organizations, the president has a right to take them out if they are threatening the United States of America, and if they are bringing illegal narcotics that are killing our citizens at a record rate—which is what they are doing,” White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt said Monday, per Mediaite.

Not so fast, say critics:

• In a post at Executive Functions, Jack Goldsmith spells out stipulations in the Department of Defense Law of War Manual and other regulations that expressly prohibit killing, or ordering the killing, of captured or wounded enemy combatants. “In short, if the Post’s facts are correct, it appears that Special Operations Forces committed murder when the ‘two men were blown apart in the water,’ as the Post put it,” writes Goldsmith.
• Jennifer Rubin has a similar take at the Contrarian on Substack. “Putting aside for the moment the legitimacy of the underlying order to shoot these boats out of the water … it is impossible to imagine any Pentagon lawyer blessing this action,” she writes. “The concept of hors de combat—literally, out of combat—is a fundamental aspect of the law of war that prevents harming those disabled from combat.”
• A detailed analysis at Just Security, also citing specific military rules, concludes that Hegseth’s “kill everybody” order and Adm. Frank Bradley’s subsequent order of the second strike were both “clearly unlawful,” and it puts the word “clearly” in boldface. “The Sept. 2 strikes on the purported drug boat neither violated the law of armed conflict nor amounted to war crimes, because they did not occur during an armed conflict,” reads the post. “However, if the facts are as reported, there is little question that the order by Secretary Hegseth and the ensuing order by Admiral Bradley to conduct the second strike were unlawful, because the killing of the two survivors was a serious violation of international human rights law.”

They want us to believe that a seasoned commanding officer called for a second strike to avoid retaliation from the survivors…..thinking…..just how were two people clinging to wrecking going to retaliate?

At a press conference…..

The White House on Monday defended as lawful two separate missile strikes on a suspected drug boat in the Caribbean, the second coming as two survivors clung to the vessel after the first strike. But White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt also clarified that the second strike order came from the special ops commander of the mission—Admiral Frank “Mitch” Bradley—and not from Hegseth directly, reports Mediaite.

• President Trump and Secretary Hegseth have made it clear that presidentially designated narco-terrorist groups are subject to lethal targeting in accordance with the laws of war,” Leavitt told reporters, per the Hill. “With respect to the strikes in question on September 2, Secretary Hegseth authorized Adm. Bradley to conduct these kinetic strikes.”

• On Friday, the Washington Post reported that Hegseth gave a verbal “kill everybody” order before the first strike. Bradley then ordered the second strike to fulfill that order, according to the story. The incident has raised questions about the legality of both, but Leavitt rejected those concerns, per Time. “Because this administration has designated these narco-terrorists as foreign terrorist organizations, the president has a right to take them out if they are threatening the United States of America,” she said.

The morons are scrambling to protect dipshit Hogsbreath from any blowback..,…the admiral will take the hit for any consequences.

Then Hogsbreath showed just how much a piece of shit he really is….

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, apparently making light of war crimes allegations, shared a meme Sunday showing the children’s book character Franklin the Turtle firing a rocket-propelled grenade at a boat. The meme depicted a fake book cover with the title “Franklin Targets Narco Terrorists,” the Hill reports. Hegseth tagged US Southern Command in his post on X, saying, “For your Christmas wish list.” The post followed reports that special ops troops acting on Hegseth’s orders fired two missiles on a suspected drug boat in the Caribbean, the second of which killed two survivors. (The White House defended the strikes and said the second order came from the mission commander, not Hegseth.)

Rep. Seth Moulton, a Massachusetts Democrat and Senate candidate, responded bluntly to Hegseth’s post, calling him “a disgrace,” Fox News reports. Former GOP Rep. Justin Amash also criticized the meme, writing, “There’s nothing Christian about war crimes.” Commenters online suggested a sequel: “Franklin Goes to the Hague.”

Every day we are treated to the reality that these fools have NO moral compass.

It is about time to throw then ALL in prison or at least tar and feather them.

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