Hegseth Doesn't Understand the Stakes in Venezuela

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00:00This, from Pete Hegseth, the Secretary of Defense, or actually, of War.

00:06It's Franklin, the turtle in the children's TV series,

00:10except now Franklin is blowing up boats of narco-traffickers in the Caribbean.

00:15The United States, under Hegseth's direction, has been doing exactly that,

00:20killing civilians on boats, accusing them of smuggling drugs, but without providing proof.

00:26Now there are reports that those strikes may amount to a war crime.

00:31When Hegseth launched the first attack in September, he allegedly said,

00:36kill everybody.

00:37After the first volley, two survivors were floating in the water,

00:40holding onto debris, and the commander ordered a second volley.

00:45Hegseth denies that he knew about the second order,

00:48but he also promised more killings, and posted Franklin.

00:51He doesn't understand that this is not fun, not about being macho or lethal,

00:59but about America being a nation of laws.

01:03Congress does understand that.

01:05Even Republicans are now calling for investigations.

01:08And Trump?

01:09He says he supports Hegseth, but he also says he's not happy with that second strike.

01:14A long overdue discussion is about to take place on both sides of the aisle.

01:18Is America great because it is lethal, or because it is just?

01:22This turtle episode will make history.