Tensions erupt in Washington as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth authorizes another deadly maritime strike—this time killing four men aboard what the Pentagon claims was a narco-trafficking vessel tied to a terrorist organization. The attack comes just hours after lawmakers viewed controversial footage of an earlier “double tap” strike that showed survivors clinging to wreckage before a second missile hit. <br />Now Democrats are calling Hegseth a “war criminal,” Republicans are defending the mission as necessary, and human-rights groups say the campaign violates international law. Meanwhile, President Trump escalates his rhetoric, declaring that the U.S. is now at “war” with Venezuelan cartels and hinting that operations may soon expand from sea to land. <br />The political firestorm is intensifying—and the death toll continues to climb. <br /> <br />#HegsethStrike #DoubleTapControversy #VenezuelaCartels #USBoatStrikes #TrumpWarOnCartels #NarcoBoatStrike #SouthernCommand #AdmiralBradley #CongressBriefing #WarCrimesDebate #USMilitaryOperations #MaritimeStrikes #BreakingNews #USVsCartels #HumanRightsConcerns #DrugBoatStrike #FogOfWar #PoliticalFirestorm<br /><br />~HT.178~
