"Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Tuesday that he had not noticed survivors in the water during U.S. military strikes that killed 11 people in the Caribbean in September. His remarks, at a cabinet meeting at the White House in which he cited the fog of war, were the latest from Trump administration officials meant to address questions about whether the U.S. military committed a war crime when it launched a second strike on a boat on September 2, killing two survivors of the initial attack who were clinging to the burning wreckage."
"Mr. Hegseth had said that he watched the operation live on video before he moved on to his next meeting. But following news reports about the second U.S. strike, Mr. Hegseth said he didn't stick around to see it. The defense secretary said Admiral Frank M. Bradley, the commander of the operation, made the right call, in ordering the second strike."
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said he had not noticed survivors in the water during U.S. military strikes that killed 11 people in the Caribbean in September. He cited the fog of war during a White House cabinet meeting. The strikes included a second attack on a boat on September 2 that killed two survivors clinging to burning wreckage. Hegseth said he watched the operation live on video but did not stay to see the second strike. He defended Admiral Frank M. Bradley's decision to order the second strike. Lawmakers including Senators Rand Paul and Roger Wicker have demanded answers.
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