Even if they see Maduro as illegitimate, that does not give them the right to blow up civilians, even if those civiloans are criminals.
I am sure a military ship can force a civilian boat to surrender if intercepted at the open sea.
If those are criminals transporting drugs, arrest them, show the world the drugs, and put them into jail. It would be in the interest of the U.S. as well as of the administration to interrogate those individuals and eventually uncover their networks.
RiseDelicious3556 on
How savagely barbaric our nation has become. I hate having this done in my name.
khrijunk on
He didn’t rename it the department of war for nothing.
Reasonable_Automobil on
even if these weren’t civilians, that would be a war crime.
MinimumApricot365 on
Hey look, illegal orders.
Internal-Nothing-488 on
The amount of blood on his hands is incredible
Icy_Baker9068 on
Trump may die before this administration ends but that won’t protect Hegseth and others from war crimes via the Genova Conventions
Eastern_Statement416 on
these fascist play actors are the worst kind of leaders…..eager to kill to demonstrate their manliness and patriotism.
Ok-Lets-Talk-It-Out on
Double taps are illegal. Once the ship was destroyed/neutralized the survivors cannot be targeted. Hegseth is now on record of issuing at a minimum one illegal order(obviously likely much more).
artwarrior on
Now, just imagine if another country blew up a boat of Americans and killed the survivors bobbing in the sea? What a world some live in!
jail-djt on
He’s a combination of Joseph Goebbels and a Ken Doll.
alueron on
Double tapping is a war crime. So hitting a civilian vessel with no legal justification, and then hitting the survivors. Anyone following these orders deserves a war crime tribunal.
Dangerous-Pound-1357 on
America needs to be careful of its hubris. It always comes back on you.
Theferael_me on
I don’t know much about this turd, being in Europe, but according to Wiki he calls himself a ‘Christian’, lol
alexbruns on
I only hope the appropriate trials are held and we hold these people accountable. Fucking barbaric.
Specialist_Lock8590 on
So, a war crime!
Senior-Damage-5145 on
How manly to murder helpless drowning people
ImmaNotHere on
Doesn’t that go against the rules of engagement and is an actual war crime?
CosmicQuantum42 on
Pete Hegseth will never be able to leave the United States again. Hope it was worth it buddy.
IdahoDuncan on
JFC these people are supposed to be Christians?
m1j2p3 on
You just know when serious legal pushback happens Trump is going to throw this moron right under the bus.
In 10 years this will be included in one of those “USA war crimes in 10 minutes” YouTube videos
Mr_Magoo1969 on
So we’re okay with committing war crimes now? Unfortunately, that hurts our troops if we get into an actual conflict, because we can expect the same treatment in return. That’s a big reason why you don’t commit war crimes.
RightSideBlind on
Dead men tell no tales, after all.
EvolutionDude on
Trump and Hegseth are orchestrating terrorist attacks.
SpottedDicknCustard on
Ive no doubt that all the pardons have been written so, these people will face no justice at home. Democrats running in 2027 must run on not protecting these people from extradition orders so they can be prosecuted by any nations’ courts where Hegseth has murdered one of their citizens.
SoggyBoysenberry7703 on
They literally went back after the initial killing so that they could go kill the survivors
xMagnis on
It’s beyond time the world reconvened to write new International Conventions about all these new bullshit legal crimes.
Enemy Combatants, “anyone of fighting age”, people without uniforms yet fighting for a cause, strafing survivors, double-tapping emergency workers, white phosphorus used in dubious ways, etc.
Enough with the allegedly legal PR spin. Make a clear set of international rules so that at least every country can kill survivors the same way, or ideally nobody can.
Gonnabefiftysoon on
Murder
ktululives on
That’s just an absolutely indefensible war crime, there’s really no other way to put it.
I don’t know how anybody can defend this, but I’ll wander over to Facebook and I’d bet you my last dollar that MAGA people are going to try really really hard.
spacegiantsrock on
Wonder why he didn’t want any survivors.
CJDistasio on
I mean you can’t have survivors if you’re bombing fishermen and calling them drug runners
OzzieGrey on
So… why no prisoners? Why not take them in and find out where exactly it’s coming from? Oh, yeah, because they want no evidence that they’re straight up killing civis
theombudsmen on
War crimes.
homebrew_1 on
Sounds like an illegal order.
Intelligent_Rain7907 on
So when do the cartels start revenge operations?
ImPinkSnail on
Send his ass to Leavenworth.
PantallicA697 on
I think everyone is sick of his rehearsed, temu Tony Robbins like speeches. This lush couldn’t motivate sweet fuck all on his best day. Such an insufferable twat.
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*alleged drug boat survivors
Even if they see Maduro as illegitimate, that does not give them the right to blow up civilians, even if those civiloans are criminals.
I am sure a military ship can force a civilian boat to surrender if intercepted at the open sea.
If those are criminals transporting drugs, arrest them, show the world the drugs, and put them into jail. It would be in the interest of the U.S. as well as of the administration to interrogate those individuals and eventually uncover their networks.
How savagely barbaric our nation has become. I hate having this done in my name.
He didn’t rename it the department of war for nothing.
even if these weren’t civilians, that would be a war crime.
Hey look, illegal orders.
The amount of blood on his hands is incredible
Trump may die before this administration ends but that won’t protect Hegseth and others from war crimes via the Genova Conventions
these fascist play actors are the worst kind of leaders…..eager to kill to demonstrate their manliness and patriotism.
Double taps are illegal. Once the ship was destroyed/neutralized the survivors cannot be targeted. Hegseth is now on record of issuing at a minimum one illegal order(obviously likely much more).
Now, just imagine if another country blew up a boat of Americans and killed the survivors bobbing in the sea? What a world some live in!
He’s a combination of Joseph Goebbels and a Ken Doll.
Double tapping is a war crime. So hitting a civilian vessel with no legal justification, and then hitting the survivors. Anyone following these orders deserves a war crime tribunal.
America needs to be careful of its hubris. It always comes back on you.
I don’t know much about this turd, being in Europe, but according to Wiki he calls himself a ‘Christian’, lol
I only hope the appropriate trials are held and we hold these people accountable. Fucking barbaric.
So, a war crime!
How manly to murder helpless drowning people
Doesn’t that go against the rules of engagement and is an actual war crime?
Pete Hegseth will never be able to leave the United States again. Hope it was worth it buddy.
JFC these people are supposed to be Christians?
You just know when serious legal pushback happens Trump is going to throw this moron right under the bus.
Is it really all that shocking? That man’s been a wanna be [murderer](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMrVdFnjEjs) for over a decade.
In 10 years this will be included in one of those “USA war crimes in 10 minutes” YouTube videos
So we’re okay with committing war crimes now? Unfortunately, that hurts our troops if we get into an actual conflict, because we can expect the same treatment in return. That’s a big reason why you don’t commit war crimes.
Dead men tell no tales, after all.
Trump and Hegseth are orchestrating terrorist attacks.
Ive no doubt that all the pardons have been written so, these people will face no justice at home. Democrats running in 2027 must run on not protecting these people from extradition orders so they can be prosecuted by any nations’ courts where Hegseth has murdered one of their citizens.
They literally went back after the initial killing so that they could go kill the survivors
It’s beyond time the world reconvened to write new International Conventions about all these new bullshit legal crimes.
Enemy Combatants, “anyone of fighting age”, people without uniforms yet fighting for a cause, strafing survivors, double-tapping emergency workers, white phosphorus used in dubious ways, etc.
Enough with the allegedly legal PR spin. Make a clear set of international rules so that at least every country can kill survivors the same way, or ideally nobody can.
Murder
That’s just an absolutely indefensible war crime, there’s really no other way to put it.
I don’t know how anybody can defend this, but I’ll wander over to Facebook and I’d bet you my last dollar that MAGA people are going to try really really hard.
Wonder why he didn’t want any survivors.
I mean you can’t have survivors if you’re bombing fishermen and calling them drug runners
So… why no prisoners? Why not take them in and find out where exactly it’s coming from? Oh, yeah, because they want no evidence that they’re straight up killing civis
War crimes.
Sounds like an illegal order.
So when do the cartels start revenge operations?
Send his ass to Leavenworth.
I think everyone is sick of his rehearsed, temu Tony Robbins like speeches. This lush couldn’t motivate sweet fuck all on his best day. Such an insufferable twat.