"The secretary of defense has managed to hang in there for 10 months, despite the turbulence: "Signalgate," which claimed Mike Waltz's job as national security advisor; a circular firing squad among his aids at the Pentagon, which earned him some very interesting profiles in POLITICO and New York magazine; a military parade that was just sort of a let-down for everyone involved,"
"This boat business is beginning to be a stinker, though. As part of our open-ended excursion in the Caribbean that definitely isn't aimed at regime-change in Caracas, we've been blowing up go-fast boats that are alleged to be involved in drug trafficking-an allegation that is credible enough at the statistical level, albeit not for the fentanyl the administration is back to telling us is coming out of Venezuela."
Pete Hegseth has remained in place as secretary of defense for ten months despite multiple controversies, including "Signalgate," internal Pentagon infighting, and a poorly received military parade. U.S. forces have been conducting operations in the Caribbean targeting go-fast boats suspected of drug trafficking. Administration claims that these actions are stopping fentanyl flows from Venezuela are questionable; the operations appear to be disrupting mostly cocaine supply. Some strikes resulted in survivors being repatriated, while reporting and administration admission suggest at least one incident in which survivors of a missile strike were later killed, raising legal and ethical questions about rules of engagement and conduct.
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