Nobody could ever know they fired on a fishing boat sailing in the opposite direction of the U.S. so no survivors were allowed. Claiming they were headed to a much larger vessel but that vessel was never found. BS.
SodaCanBob on
Conservatives are and always have been vile monsters.
Julian_Thorne on
Sounds like something someone might do if they were trying to surrender or something.
Little did they know America has gone from The Old Republic mode to The Empire mode.
Redshirt_Welshy_Nooo on
It’s called “murdered.” They were murdered. It was a war crime. Pete Hegseth and every officer and soldier who was part of propagating and executing the order is a war criminal.
Keyboard_warrior_4U on
Impeach Trump
dbag3o1 on
Criminal. There’s no excuse for this.
WhisperingWhissp on
Moments like this reminds people why trump leadership was defined more by chaos than responsibility.
bikesnkitties on
I would pay to watch Kegbreath cling to a scrap of wood in the ocean until he dies of exposure.
Puzzled49 on
Tom Cotton says that the two men were trying to right their overturned boat to continue with their mission, and therefore the military was justified in killing them.
Does anyone with experience of motorboats know whether it would be feasible for two men to right an overturned boat and if they did would it be feasible for them to continue on their way? Does anyone believe that Cotton believes the story he is telling? Or is he just lying about the attack to make up something which will support his position?
Lysol3435 on
Can’t wait for the DoW analysts telling us how that’s cartel hand signals that mean “we’re going to your home to get your sons addicted to drugs and fuck your dog and shit in your dress shoes”
RamonaQ-JunieB on
Either Tom Cotton is not right in the head or he’s a massive liar. It’s probably both. Does he actually believe that anyone is stupid enough to buy his bull?
The_Glum_Reaper on
This is a hideous abrogation of law and basic human conscience to have engaged in extra-judicial executions of non-combatants in international waters.
Everyone in the chain of command needs to be brought to justice.
supercali45 on
GOP still protecting and covering up .. this is a criminal org
Thegangsterle on
Dangerous behavior- this breeds more enemies who will retaliate against civilians.
BlushEchantres on
If they were waving for help before the second strike, then this isn’t just a tragic incident. It’s a serious failure that needed a full transparent investigation.
Stuporhumanstrength on
“Waving is a well-known signal used by terrorists to communicate with other terrorists, so the strike was justified.” – This fucking clown show administration, probably.
metsjets86 on
Not that it matters. But why wouldn’t you want them to call for their “backup”?
specqq on
I’m sure they were waving in a very threatening manner.
metsjets86 on
Mitch just threw away his whole career of service and will go down as a case study in what not to do and dishonor.
Imagine doing that and Trump is pardoning cartel members at the same time.
For power? You don’t have any power now. You are a toadie.
PoetryJunior1808 on
Even if one of them did try to radio for help, which is a dubious proposition based on their circumstances, none of their alleged co-conspirators would ever show up to assist. Sure guys. We will totally show up to help and have *our* boat shot at by an American missile. These two were a threat to absolutely no one, other than maybe a shark with poor digestion.
giroml on
War crime
VelvetVanguardl on
Second attack?! What in the actual hell? This isn’t an accident, it’s attempted murder. Someone needs to be locked up for a long, long time.
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Nobody could ever know they fired on a fishing boat sailing in the opposite direction of the U.S. so no survivors were allowed. Claiming they were headed to a much larger vessel but that vessel was never found. BS.
Conservatives are and always have been vile monsters.
Sounds like something someone might do if they were trying to surrender or something.
Little did they know America has gone from The Old Republic mode to The Empire mode.
It’s called “murdered.” They were murdered. It was a war crime. Pete Hegseth and every officer and soldier who was part of propagating and executing the order is a war criminal.
Impeach Trump
Criminal. There’s no excuse for this.
Moments like this reminds people why trump leadership was defined more by chaos than responsibility.
I would pay to watch Kegbreath cling to a scrap of wood in the ocean until he dies of exposure.
Tom Cotton says that the two men were trying to right their overturned boat to continue with their mission, and therefore the military was justified in killing them.
Does anyone with experience of motorboats know whether it would be feasible for two men to right an overturned boat and if they did would it be feasible for them to continue on their way? Does anyone believe that Cotton believes the story he is telling? Or is he just lying about the attack to make up something which will support his position?
Can’t wait for the DoW analysts telling us how that’s cartel hand signals that mean “we’re going to your home to get your sons addicted to drugs and fuck your dog and shit in your dress shoes”
Either Tom Cotton is not right in the head or he’s a massive liar. It’s probably both. Does he actually believe that anyone is stupid enough to buy his bull?
This is a hideous abrogation of law and basic human conscience to have engaged in extra-judicial executions of non-combatants in international waters.
Everyone in the chain of command needs to be brought to justice.
GOP still protecting and covering up .. this is a criminal org
Dangerous behavior- this breeds more enemies who will retaliate against civilians.
If they were waving for help before the second strike, then this isn’t just a tragic incident. It’s a serious failure that needed a full transparent investigation.
“Waving is a well-known signal used by terrorists to communicate with other terrorists, so the strike was justified.” – This fucking clown show administration, probably.
Not that it matters. But why wouldn’t you want them to call for their “backup”?
I’m sure they were waving in a very threatening manner.
Mitch just threw away his whole career of service and will go down as a case study in what not to do and dishonor.
Imagine doing that and Trump is pardoning cartel members at the same time.
For power? You don’t have any power now. You are a toadie.
Even if one of them did try to radio for help, which is a dubious proposition based on their circumstances, none of their alleged co-conspirators would ever show up to assist. Sure guys. We will totally show up to help and have *our* boat shot at by an American missile. These two were a threat to absolutely no one, other than maybe a shark with poor digestion.
War crime
Second attack?! What in the actual hell? This isn’t an accident, it’s attempted murder. Someone needs to be locked up for a long, long time.
*Aggressively* waving!
Read these great analyses
[https://www.thelongmemo.com/p/hegseths-order-was-unlawful-before](https://www.thelongmemo.com/p/hegseths-order-was-unlawful-before)
[https://www.justsecurity.org/125948/illegal-orders-shipwrecked-boat-strike-survivors/](https://www.justsecurity.org/125948/illegal-orders-shipwrecked-boat-strike-survivors/)
They were waving to save their drugs and continue their undeniable assault on the American people.
/s
Fucking war crime. Someone deserves to hang for this.
Waving menacingly, I’m sure