Topic: Drug Boats

Pete Hegseth was falsely accused by the Washington Post of ordering a "kill them all" strike on a drug boat, according to testimony from the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs. Jones calls for a Pentagon investigation into the classified leaks, labeling the spread of false information as espionage and treason. The report claims Hegseth was not even on the communication tapes during the operation.

Pete Hegseth is reported as fully exonerated by an Inspector General report regarding "SignalGate" and the double-tap strikes on drug boats. Evidence suggests Hegseth followed standard procedure and legal advice from Judge Advocate Generals rather than ordering illegal killings. Warnings are issued regarding a potential "false flag" event intended to blame Donald Trump and the National Guard to incite a military coup.

ABC News reports that survivors of an initial strike on a drug boat returned to the vessel to salvage narcotics, making them valid targets for a second strike. Pete Hegseth is defended as having followed legal protocols during these operations in the Caribbean. The administration's doctrine is described as using the military to defend American borders and sovereignty rather than engaging in Middle Eastern nation-building.

Donald Trump and Pete Hegseth address the media regarding military strikes against narco-terrorist vessels at sea. Hegseth explains the deliberative process involving JSOC and SOCOM to ensure targets are tied to terrorist organizations. They defend the decision to sink a specific boat to eliminate the threat of fentanyl poisoning, dismissing war crime allegations as "fog of war" misunderstandings by the press.

The distinction between lawful and "manifestly unlawful" orders is explored using the My Lai Massacre and Abu Ghraib as historical examples. Rhodes defends Pete Hegseth's authorization of strikes on drug boats, noting that sinking a ship has been a standard part of naval warfare since the Civil War. He dismisses the war crime allegations as a "red herring" designed to cause dissension in the military ranks.