Comment by rayiner
6 days ago
What does “there is no evidence” mean in this context? Does the government typically provide public “evidence” to support military actions?
6 days ago
What does “there is no evidence” mean in this context? Does the government typically provide public “evidence” to support military actions?
No evidence, as in, it was just Hegseth saying they were "narco terrorists" and using that as justification for military force. Whether or not it's typical for the government to provide it, I don't know, but the public certainly demands it because killing foreign nationals in fishing boats doesn't pass the smell test.
If they were confident about their "narco terrorist" statement, why not arrest them and put it on trial? We're obviously very capable at stopping boats because we seized an oil tanker recently.
Also, you didn't acknowledge the pardon.
> No evidence, as in, it was just Hegseth saying they were "narco terrorists" and using that as justification for military force
Isn’t that the way it always is? Was there a PowerPoint presentation citing evidence every time Bush and Obama blew up a wedding in Afghanistan?
> Was there a PowerPoint presentation citing evidence every time Bush and Obama blew up a wedding
Does it matter? I personally didn't support those actions and would condemn them just as harshly as these ones. You're doing the "But what about Obama?!" meme. A large part of Trump's 2024 campaign was about "peace" which turned out to be a complete lie. Will you admit that Trump lied or are you going to deflect to Obama again?
You again failed to acknowledge the pardon of a drug trafficker, btw.
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