"If you're working for a designated terrorist organization and you bring drugs to this country in a boat, we will find you and we will sink you. Let there be no doubt about it,"
"President Trump can and will take decisive military action as he sees fit to defend our nation's interests. Let no country on earth doubt that for a moment."
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth defended lethal strikes on alleged drug cartel boats and affirmed presidential authority to take military action to defend national interests. The strikes have killed at least 87 people and face intense scrutiny over potential violations of international law and questions about follow-up attacks after known survivors. Hegseth framed the campaign as justified to protect Americans and compared alleged smugglers to Sept. 11 terrorists. Remarks aligned with a national security strategy emphasizing American dominance in the Western Hemisphere, a tougher posture toward China, and a pledge to resume nuclear testing on parity with rivals.
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