Adm. Frank M. Bradley saw the two survivors of the first strike on an alleged drug boat as legitimate military targets based on the rules for the operation, a defense official said.

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    Bradley, who at the time led the Joint Special Operations Command, concluded the survivors of the first strike were trying to continue a drug run

    I guess they started swimming some product to its destination, after getting blown up?

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      Even that is ceding an important point. Since when is drug running punishable by death? And since when is that executable without trial? And since when do we have the authority to enforce that outside of our territory?

      Imagine Saudi Arabia bombing Americans in boats in the Caribbean and claiming that it’s because they were bringing bourbon to their country. That’s how ridiculous this is.

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        It’s all out in the open that America is basically an enemy of humanity. But the privilege and naiveness indoctrinated into them makes them live in denial. The truth is so surreal.

        It’s a hard task to admit to basically your entire life has been a lie. Not even just life but aspects of history. I think that’s why sometimes people snap, like Arron Bushnell and the Nashville RV bomber as an example.

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    This is them going all in on the Cartman defense. Notice there isn’t a peep about Hegseth ordering to kill everyone? They’re still blaming the admiral completely, lol. I hope the other admirals and generals know they will be thrown under the bus as well.

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    The second strike was murder. But so was the first strike. Even if they were running drugs, this is not how you handle the situation. If the only solution is to blow it up, then you’re looking for a reason to shoot at things, and the second attack proves that.

    This is no different than the police problem we have domestically, where shoot first, don’t bother asking questions later because they’re dead is too common.

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    Good thing we measure by the law and not his opinion. Everyone involved needs the entire library thrown at them. If the death penalty is on the table it should absolutely be pursued.

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    the rules for the operation

    These would be his orders? And he was just following them? He was just following orders?

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    Then why don’t you just declassify the video and let us all see how ‘righteous’ your actions were?