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Hegseth defends follow-up strike on alleged drug boat in Caribean, cites ‘fog of war’

Washington, Dec 3 (UNI) Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth defended a follow-up strike on an alleged drug-carrying boat that killed survivors in the Caribbean Sea earlier this year, calling the incident a “fog of war.”
Hegseth has faced scrutiny since The Washington Post reported on Friday that he issued a verbal order to “kill everybody” aboard alleged drug boats prior to the September 2 strike, the first known U.S. boat strike in Latin American international waters. Two survivors clinging to the burning vessel hit by the initial strike were reportedly killed in the follow-up attack.
During Tuesday’s White House Cabinet meeting, Hegseth said he did not see survivors in the water when the second strike was ordered and launched, noting that “the thing was on fire” and citing the fog of war in defending the strike.
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