Secretary of War Hegseth Confirms Deadly Attacks on Drug Vessels, Killing 6 in Eastern Pacific - Diplomacy Decoder

I had to post a video with sound, others wouldn't upload.

Pete Hegseth's post, this morning, with the original video link to view:

@SecWar

Yesterday, at the direction of President Trump, two lethal kinetic strikes were conducted on two vessels operated by Designated Terrorist Organizations.

These vessels were known by our intelligence to be associated with illicit narcotics smuggling, were carrying narcotics, and were transiting along a known narco-trafficking transit route in the Eastern Pacific.

Both strikes were conducted in international waters and 3 male narco-terrorists were aboard each vessel. All 6 were killed. No U.S. forces were harmed.

Under President Trump, we are protecting the homeland and killing these cartel terrorists who wish to harm our country and its people.

https://x.com/SecWar/status/1987863821868732447

Adding:

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