Expressing Distress
This week, Republicans in Congress are furrowing their brows very strongly about the Department of War’s approach to menacing Venezuela, including reporting from the Washington Post that found Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth reportedly gave a verbal order to “kill everybody” aboard a vessel that the Trump administration attacked in September. Whether he spoke those words or not remains the subject of some mystery, but it is also largely beside the point. What is clear is that the boat was struck multiple times in almost-certain violation of international law amid a broader campaign that is an almost-certain violation of international law. Hegseth shifted blame to the admiral in charge.
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