Pete Hegseth lashes out at 'kill them all' report on boat strikes

[excalibur]

Where were all these folks moaning about this back in the day? Phonies.

This is just the latest leftoid BS.

 

[g5000]

What survivors? Where's the evidence there were survivors or that a second bomb was dropped?

You should be engaging your brain and asking why Hegseth has not allowed the entire video to be released.

Hmmmm...

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[Roshambo]

Good luck with that.

 

[Mac1958]

The call everyone evil and this justifies everything...

And they definitely appear to think that. Anyone who doesn't think just like they do can only be an evil commie. That's the only possible answer for them.

It's a group pathology.

 

[Mac1958]

Kelly nails it: Kelly likens Hegseth to ’12-year-old playing army,’ says he should’ve been fired after Signal leaks

And Hegseth is working for an eight year old playing President.

 

[Mac1958]

 

[cnm]

No, you seem to be slipping into an episode.

What we found out is that the unqualified, corrupt SecDef issued an illegal order.

And is frantically throwing people under the bus from what I can gather.

 

[cnm]

Anyone notice that the Truman’s no longer claim the boats were carrying fentanyl and instead substitute “drugs”?

It makes no difference. Any of the administration's claims are just something to hang an argument on, so they don't have to be real to serve that purpose.

 

[cnm]

Lol.

Ba-bump

Ba-bump...

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/01/us/hegseth-drug-boat-strike-order-venezuela.html

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But, each official said, Mr. Hegseth’s directive did not specifically address what should happen if a first missile turned out not to fully accomplish all of those things. And, the officials said, his order was not a response to surveillance footage showing that at least two people on the boat survived the first blast.​

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Admiral Bradley ordered the initial missile strike and then several follow-up strikes that killed the initial survivors and sank the disabled boat. As that operation unfolded, they said, Mr. Hegseth did not give any further orders to him.​

 

[Mac1958]

Lol.

Ba-bump

Ba-bump...

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/01/us/hegseth-drug-boat-strike-order-venezuela.html

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But, each official said, Mr. Hegseth’s directive did not specifically address what should happen if a first missile turned out not to fully accomplish all of those things. And, the officials said, his order was not a response to surveillance footage showing that at least two people on the boat survived the first blast.​

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Admiral Bradley ordered the initial missile strike and then several follow-up strikes that killed the initial survivors and sank the disabled boat. As that operation unfolded, they said, Mr. Hegseth did not give any further orders to him.​

What we're seeing, in real time, in multiple areas, is WHY you HAVE to have experienced, professional, stable, successful-in-that-field people in key positions.

We now have instability at the top in virtually every key government position, they're making erratic decisions, and we're paying the price. They're either hopelessly overmatched (like Witkoff), completely under-experienced (like Kennedy) or both (like Hegseth).

You don't run a government that puts blind loyalty and zealous ideology at the top of its priorities. This is how authoritarian regimes (and their countries) fall. We have learned absolutely NOTHING from history.

 

[cnm]

What we're seeing, in real time, in multiple areas, is WHY you HAVE to have experienced, professional, stable, successful-in-that-field people in key positions.

Congressional Republicans obviously disagree with you.

 

[Mac1958]

Congressional Republicans obviously disagree with you.

I look at those people as the enablers who are largely responsible for what has happened.

 

[kyzr]

I look at those people as the enablers who are largely responsible for what has happened.

...yeah, drug runners are getting killed.

 

[skews13]

"As everyone as my witness, I thought drug runners could fly."

(And they can. Very far.)

Does this mean we drop bunker buster bombs on meth labs in Kentucky, Missouri, and South Carolina?

Since Trump pardoned a drug lord that smuggled 400 tons of drugs into the US, and took illegal narco money for his crypto scheme. Does that mean we drop bombs on Mar A Lago?

Or is your position there can be discerning tastes on drug dealers depending on your ability to donate to Trumps bank account?

 

[DonGlock26]

"(New York Times) – […] According to five U.S. officials, who spoke separately and on the condition of anonymity to discuss a sensitive matter that is under investigation, Mr. Hegseth, ahead of the Sept. 2 attack, ordered a strike that would kill the people on the boat and destroy the vessel and its purported cargo of drugs.

But, each official said, Mr. Hegseth’s directive did not specifically address what should happen if a first missile turned out not to fully accomplish all of those things. And, the officials said, his order was not a response to surveillance footage showing that at least two people on the boat survived the first blast.


Admiral Bradley ordered the initial missile strike and then several follow-up strikes that killed the initial survivors and sank the disabled boat. As that operation unfolded, they said, Mr. Hegseth did not give any further orders to him.

The officials clarified the sequence of events amid the political and legal uproar that has followed a report in The Washington Post last week. It said that Admiral Bradley ordered the second strike to fulfill a directive by Mr. Hegseth to kill everyone. The reaction has included questions about whether Mr. Hegseth specifically ordered an execution of shipwrecked sailors in violation of the laws of war. (more)"

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/01/us/hegseth-drug-boat-strike-order-venezuela.html

New York Times Confirms Hegseth Did Not Order Second Strike on Venezuela Narcoterrorist Boat - The Last Refuge

The New York Times has admitted what the White House, President Trump and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth previously affirmed. Despite the manipulative effort of the original CIA report (Washington Post), which was purposefully intended to undermine the authority and legitimacy of the Trump...

theconservativetreehouse.com

 

[dudmuck]

...yeah, drug runners are getting killed.

 

[SeaMajor7]

Yet another bs NARRATIVE from the demented LEFT gone wild. The ******* IDIOTS "think" the Sec. of War is directing every strike in a play by play video game.

The demented LEFT live and die by the NARRATIVE.
Everything they strive against is FAKE.
EVERY.
FREAKING.
TIME.

 

[DonGlock26]

 

[cnm]

I bet the Navy commanders love being hung out to dry for implementing Whisky Pete's exhortations.

Nothing is more likely to boost morale.

 

[Lesh]

...yeah, drug runners are getting killed.

And pardoned