"Nevertheless, Warner still expressed his disapproval over the lack of information the Trump administration has provided about the strikes, arguing that The notion on the kinetic strikes, without actually interdicting and demonstrating to the American public that these are carrying drugs and they're full of bad guys, I think, is a huge mistake and undermines the confidence in the administration's actions."
"As of Tuesday, the U.S. had conducted 16 different strikes, killing 67 people. Every boat that we knock out we save 25,000 American lives so every time you see a boat and you feel badly you say, Wow, that's rough;' It is rough, but if you lose three people and save 25,000 people, claimed Trump himself while defending the operations last month."
President Donald Trump ordered strikes on ships operating in the Pacific Ocean that targeted suspected drug-runners. U.S. forces carried out 16 different strikes that reportedly killed 67 people. Intelligence assets reportedly provide visibility into the transport of illegal drugs, yet critics cite a lack of publicly demonstrated interdiction or proof that struck vessels carried drugs. Exclusion of Democrats from briefings on the operations raised concerns about oversight and transparency. The administration defended the operations as lifesaving despite the reported civilian toll and questions about public evidence.
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