Quill Lawrence
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Critics in Congress from both parties say these orders defy U.S.
military and international law and amount to execution without trial.
Nearly 70 people have been killed in these type of strikes.
This latest is at least the 16th in the Pacific and the Caribbean, where a growing US fleet is gathering off the coast of Venezuela.
The Trump administration has stated a goal of displacing Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro and is offering a reward of up to $50 million for information leading to his capture.
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced on social media that U.S.
forces had targeted what he claimed were drug traffickers in the Eastern Pacific.
The administration maintains it is at war with drug cartels, and that makes it legal for the U.S.
to kill alleged traffickers even if they're unarmed and not threatening U.S.
Critics in Congress from both parties say these orders defy U.S.
military and international law and amount to execution without trial.
Nearly 70 people have been killed in these type of strikes.
This latest is at least the 16th in the Pacific and the Caribbean, where a growing U.S.
fleet is gathering off the coast of Venezuela.
The Trump administration has stated a goal of displacing Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro and is offering a reward of up to $50 million for information leading to his capture.
The National Guard has had a reaction force for decades, ready to deploy in all 50 states in case of natural disasters or other emergencies.