Republicans and Democrats agreed he didn't order killing everyone on an alleged drug boat. That's where the consensus ended.

Defence secretary gave order for strikes but did not say to ‘kill everybody’, according to White House spokesperson

Questions mount over US attack in Caribbean Sea that killed survivors on boat allegedly carrying drugs

The strike has prompted concerns that US forces may have violated laws governing armed conflict.

The U.S. military conducted subsequent strikes on a suspected drug-carrying vessel in the Caribbean on Sept. 2 as survivors clung to the wreckage, raising questions about whether…

Both blame the commanding admiral for killing shipwrecked survivors of an attack – an act the DoD’s own manual specifically describes as illegal.

US Secretary of Defense Peter Hegseth defends controversial second strike on alleged drug boat in the Caribbean Sea.

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth cited "the fog of war" in justifying a military strike that killed two survivors of an alleged drug boat.

Pentagon report concludes defense secretary endangered troops as some Republican lawmakers scrutinize Caribbean operations – key US politics stories from 3 December 2025

Admiral Frank ‘Mitch’ Bradley is set to give a classified briefing to lawmakers over the lethal Venezuela ‘drug boat’ strikes

L'ammiraglio Frank Bradley avrebbe scagionato Pete Hegseth durante la sua audizione alle commissioni di Camera e Senato sostenendo che il segretario alla Difesa "non ha dato…

Adm. Frank “Mitch” Bradley spoke with lawmakers on Thursday about the recent attacks on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean.

Republicans and Democrats agreed he didn't order killing everyone on an alleged drug boat. That's where the consensus ended.

The US military conducted another deadly strike on an alleged drug boat, killing four men on board. On Thursday (4 December), the United States Southern Command shared footage of…