Adm. Frank M. Bradley saw the two survivors of the first strike on an alleged drug boat as legitimate military targets based on the rules for the operation, a defense official said.

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    Bradley, who at the time led the Joint Special Operations Command, concluded the survivors of the first strike were trying to continue a drug run

    I guess they started swimming some product to its destination, after getting blown up?

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      Even that is ceding an important point. Since when is drug running punishable by death? And since when is that executable without trial? And since when do we have the authority to enforce that outside of our territory?

      Imagine Saudi Arabia bombing Americans in boats in the Caribbean and claiming that it’s because they were bringing bourbon to their country. That’s how ridiculous this is.

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        It’s all out in the open that America is basically an enemy of humanity. But the privilege and naiveness indoctrinated into them makes them live in denial. The truth is so surreal.

        It’s a hard task to admit to basically your entire life has been a lie. Not even just life but aspects of history. I think that’s why sometimes people snap, like Arron Bushnell and the Nashville RV bomber as an example.

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      That tracks. I mean, these boats would have to be refueled 20x to reach Florida, so they must all be Aquaman