Who did they kill in that little boat?

I really, really hope we don’t wake up tomorrow and find out this was a fishing boat or something and have to hear Trump say “Yeah, I don’t know anything about that”.

Murder

Is that like a fucking canoe with an outboard engine attached? Are they serious? This is what our military is degenerating into?

Calling that a ship is like calling my bathtub an Olympic pool. Dinghy/Skiff is more like it.

And I’ll bet the missile cost more than the value of the destroyed drugs. Maybe hire some Ukrainians and their $500 FPV drones to save some money?

so the Secretary of State is posting snuff videos the self-degradation from a one-time presidential hope is stark

Only a matter of time until I start seeing a "47 PATRIOT" posting shit like this on telegram, huh?

I haven't see the full context but this looks like straight up murder

It's literally the thing that Jack Ryan catches the evil President doing and puts a stop to in Tom Clancy's "Clear and Present Danger". Yes, it's very illegal. Yes, it's technically an act of war. No, it's not a good Drugs Policy, even if 12yo me thought it might be when I read the book.

LOL I remember that from the TV series. Even if it DOES turn out to be "drugs" there's no justification for doing this as far as I can see. Of course Trump is also itching to drop missiles on some random mansions in the mountains of Mexico, on the assumption the inhabitants must be tied to a cartel

The fact that Trump has the morals, manners, and intellect of a spoiled, antisocial tween who's seen too many action movies and too few history documentaries, is why we used to talk about, and put our hopes in, the "Adults in the Room". But the Adults have been kicked out and the kids taken over.

What? Of course. That's what it is. Just murdering people as the USA pleases. Fucking worst nation of all-time.

There are worse, but they are trying real hard for the pennant.

I'm talking about the last 250years. Maybe the British Empire is comparable, but because of the last 80years the United States it is.

Russia, North Korea, China, Iran and Israel I think are currently worse. Specially Russia and Israel. But the US is playing catch-up and assisting those two.

“America! Because it could be worse.” might be our worst slogan yet. ;)

Yeah, I mean, there are many awful nations on the planet. That's why I try to consider the whole history when making my assessment: both the internal history and what they have done to the whole world. Then it is the USA. Followed up be the British Empire, France, Germany, Japan, Spain, Russia, etc.

Let me tell you, North Korea is infinitely more evil and monstrous than any of those. On a scale that is difficult to even fathom.

It's not just about how badly a country treats its own citizens, but also what it does to people all over the world. And do I need to explain to you why the US is still ten times worse, given the Korean War?

They send little kids to be TORTURED TO DEATH IN CAMPS because a relative did something they didn’t like. According to escaped guards who said that THEY DID IT. And if you think the Korean War makes the US ten times worse, you are an utter moron.

'And if you think the Korean War makes the US ten times worse, you are an utter moron.' Okay, you're an American dumbfuck. The conversation is over. Go fuck yourself you piece of shit.

I find it hilarious that a German would dare call the United States, horrible though its current President now is, the ‘worst nation of all time’.

Does that look like a cargo hauler! Like it transports hu dreds of pounds of drugs? Looks like a fishing scow to me.

Its a fucking single digit passenger boat. They could've tracked them to the border and saved millions in ordinance.

Ordnance* Also the drone ordnance isn't THAT expensive it turns out but the point stands. Plus we could've interrogated them even! Or you know, determined if they're actually trafficking drugs!

About as much due process as a drive by in GTA.

Cower in fear, China!

This is like calling my cousin's fishing boat a "ship."

Yet another reason that any future reconstruction effort must include a public [reverse birthday party] of Rubio, Hegseth and Vance.

My fantasy is military plane and in international waters they’re thrown out without parachutes.

That's not a ship, it's a speedboat and they just annihilated it with zero oversight.

This would be blatantly illegal in like every relevant legal system including the US one even if they were actual drug traffickers, which we have no proof for

From thund’ring decks our iron squadrons flew, Through shadowed streams where humble paddles drew; With fire and steel we scorched the waters blue, And claimed immortal glory from a canoe.

This is one of the stupidest things I have ever seen

"ship"? It's a freaking small craft.

Rubio used the term "vessel."

Never punch down wasnt it ? This administration has marching orders to degrade our global reputation in every way possible

Technically correct - but still wrong - performative

This is extrajudicial murder in international waters.

I feel like we covered a lot of this video game killing stuff during Iraq/Afghanistan/GWOT. James Der Derian right now:

That's great. How do we know what the boat was carrying? Where was it bombed? Other than that Marco is a pussy, not sure what I've learned.

Suddenly I'm getting the sense that someone in the US government is jealous of all Ukraine's dramatic drone strike videos...

x.com/marcorubio/s...

Not sure the Damon wants to learn what it looks like when they accidentally make the Caribbean a high risk zone because they keep blowing up random skiffs and fishing boats that might or might not have a brick of coke on them

Did they really just shoot a missile at a fucking speed boat?

I think it feels very generous to call this a speed boat

yeah that's not even a go-fast by any means

℣: God damn America! ℟: That's in the Bible

Nothing like using a $160,000 missile ,plus pilot and jet, to do what the Coast Guard could do for a couple of grand . I do not trust the current occupant to tell the truth about this.

Someone check the Signal logs

Beyond the gross immorality and illegality of this, what a waste of money.

Also what evidence is there this is even a drug boat?

Is there even a shred of legal pretense for this or are we just going fully rogue at this point I cannot fathom a world in which this had a real justification

In case anyone was wondering this is how the USCG professionally disables narco smuggling vessels without loss of life. Or at least used to. That was just a wholesale murder in international waters.

I feel pretty awful watching this, ngl, feels like a snuff film.

Probably necessary to share so that we understand what our government is now up to, but just makes me feel awful to watch.

Ugh

I think the Coast Guard could have successfully interdicted this bass boat without the use of Hellfire missiles

Did we give them a warning first? A command to stop? This is just murder and the Sec of State putting out a snuff film. WTF

Yeah, there's no just war ethic that comes close to legitimizing this.

Ship?

I am no navy man neither do I play one on the intertubes, but still that is a freaking BOAT

Canoe and change

Skiff/john boat

Bigger than the boat your blue collar uncle goes fishing in, but smaller than the boat your rich cousin drinks on.

There are bass boats on the lake bigger than this.

it's barely a dinghy

ma'am, that is a boat

what the hell

how are they gonna take that cop picture in front of the whole table that the entire shipment would have covered?

It's probably Maduros kid or something

"ship" that's a fucking boat.

You used to have to wait for a pissed off contractor to leak stuff this shitty, now they just post the murder videos for fun and propaganda, and say what are you trigger we just killed people? Guess what we’re gonna kill more people.