WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House said Monday that a Navy admiral acted “within his authority and the law” when he ordered a second, follow-up strike on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean Sea in a September U.S. military operation that has come under bipartisan scrutiny.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt offered the justification for the Sept. 2 strike after lawmakers from both parties on Sunday announced support for congressional reviews of U.S. military strikes against vessels suspected of smuggling drugs in the Caribbean Sea and eastern Pacific Ocean. The lawmakers cited a published report that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order for a second strike that killed survivors on the boat in that September incident.
So if I’m understanding you correctly what you’re saying is we should just roll over and let them do what they want without questioning it or documenting it?
Yup, that’s exactly what I said. You nailed it.
Totally not saying that we should stop treating boldfaced lies as valid news.
Thank you that did sound exactly like you were saying. Because obviously if you don’t bother reporting on the lies you have nothing to nail them with later. Ignoring the lies validates the lies and allows them to continue operating with impunity.