New Details Released About Boat Strike and Who Was Present To Ensure Actions Were Legally Authorized

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00:00New details released about boat strike and who was present to ensure actions were legally authorized.

00:06Washington's outrage machine erupts as the U.S. military targets an alleged cartel boat,

00:11and whispers of war crime drown out basic reality.

00:14The Trump administration has made it crystal clear.

00:17If you're running narcotics toward U.S. shores, by land, air, or boat, you are a threat.

00:23If you're salvaging a shipment and radioing buddies, you're not a shipwrecked fisherman.

00:27You're a combatant in an ongoing operation.

00:30Critics in Congress claim violations of international law because two survivors from an initial strike were later targeted again.

00:37They want a rescue raft and a warm blanket,

00:39not questions about allegedly retrieving product and coordinating with other cartel members.

00:44Sources say the second strike was part of a contingency plan the Pentagon developed ahead of time,

00:49a thoroughly rehearsed, legally advised action.

00:51A military lawyer was reportedly present with Admiral Frank Mitch Bradley during the operation.

00:57Critics invoke shipwrecked sailors.

01:00But surveillance showed them back on the boat salvaging cargo and coordinating with smugglers.

01:05That's a continuation of the mission.

01:06If you're still in the fight, the Pentagon won't play lifeguard.

01:10It's a real-world operation, not a Navy SEAL version of Gilligan's Island.

01:1483 suspected traffickers have been killed in 21 precision strikes so far.

01:18The message is clear.

01:20Don't expect a soft touch and a free lawyer.

01:22President Trump supported releasing any video footage, saying,

01:25whatever they have, we'd certainly release, no problem.

01:30Hegseth backed the operation, trusted leadership on the ground,

01:33and said the Secretary of Defense shouldn't micromanage every airstrike.

01:37The October 16th rescue shows the system works.

01:40Non-threatening survivors get help, but those who return to the mission face consequences.

01:44Even a second airstrike that can sink a smuggling vessel.

01:48Congress may stage outrage, but this is politics.

01:52The Trump administration is treating cartels as narco-terrorists

01:55and urging focus on fentanyl's victims over alleged cartel operatives.