Washington — The US military announced on Wednesday that it attacked a boat accused of drug smuggling in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing four people on the same day. The House rejected the effort To limit President Donald Trump The ability to use military force against drug cartels.
US Southern Command said on social media that the ship was operated by terrorist drug traffickers along a known smuggling route. The army did not provide any evidence behind these allegations, but it published a video of a boat moving through the water before an explosion occurred.
Bring the attack Total number of known boat strikes to 26, while at least 99 people were killed, according to figures announced by the Trump administration. Trump did Justify the attacks As a necessary escalation to stop the flow of drugs into the United States, he stressed that the United States is involved in this “Armed conflict” with drug gangs.
Facing management Increased scrutiny by lawmakers During the boat strike campaign. The first attack occurred in early September A follow-up raid killed two survivors Clinging to the wreckage of the boat after the first hit.
House Republicans on Wednesday rejected two Democratic-backed resolutions that would have forced the Trump administration to get authorization from Congress before continuing attacks against cartels. These were the first votes in the House of Representatives regarding Trump’s military campaign in Central and South America. It had a Republican majority in the Senate She has previously voted against similar resolutionsTrump will almost certainly veto them if they pass Congress.