Ahead of the briefing, The Wall Street Journal reported, Bradley, the senior commander of the operation in the Caribbean, planned to “say he and his legal adviser concluded the two survivors were attempting to continue their drug run, making them and the already-damaged vessel legitimate targets for another attack, two defense officials said.” “I saw two survivors trying to flip a boat — load it with drugs bound for the United States — back over so they could stay in the fight, and potentially, given all the context we heard, of other narcoterrorist boats in the area coming to their aid to recover their cargo and recover those narcoterrorists,” Cotton recounted. “Admiral Bradley made the correct decision to ultimately sink the boat and eliminate the threat … It was the right call, [and] we have his back,” the secretary told reporters during a cabinet meeting.
Author: Randy Desoto
Published at: 2025-12-04 22:32:47
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