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The Sept. 2 attack on the alleged drug boat, which killed 11 in total, gained renewed scrutiny after reports emerged that the U.S. military killed survivors of an initial strike in a follow-up strike. Since then, Congress members have raised and .
After , Sen. Chris Coons of Delaware offered few details, but there were actually four strikes in the attack—the first killing nine, the second killing the survivors, and the third and fourth sinking the boat. “It’d be hard to watch the series of videos and not be troubled by it,” he told reporters.
Himes, speaking after the briefing, said that he witnessed “one of the most troubling things I’ve seen in my time in public service,” saying that there were “two individuals in clear distress, without any means of locomotion.” Himes added, “Any American who sees the video that I saw will see the United States military attacking shipwrecked sailors.” Days later, the Connecticut lawmaker said on CBS that the survivors were “barely alive, much less engaging in hostilities.”
Republicans, meanwhile, maintained that the U.S.’s actions on the boat were justified, and have disputed claims from Democrats that the survivors were helpless. (Undoubtedly, half dead and in a sinking small vessel the 2 survivors were a dire threat to the attack asset)
The Sept. 2 attack on the alleged drug boat, which killed 11 in total, gained renewed scrutiny after reports emerged that the U.S. military killed survivors of an initial strike in a follow-up strike. Since then, Congress members have raised and .
After , Sen. Chris Coons of Delaware offered few details, but there were actually four strikes in the attack—the first killing nine, the second killing the survivors, and the third and fourth sinking the boat. “It’d be hard to watch the series of videos and not be troubled by it,” he told reporters.
Himes, speaking after the briefing, said that he witnessed “one of the most troubling things I’ve seen in my time in public service,” saying that there were “two individuals in clear distress, without any means of locomotion.” Himes added, “Any American who sees the video that I saw will see the United States military attacking shipwrecked sailors.” Days later, the Connecticut lawmaker said on CBS that the survivors were “barely alive, much less engaging in hostilities.”
Republicans, meanwhile, maintained that the U.S.’s actions on the boat were justified, and have disputed claims from Democrats that the survivors were helpless. (Undoubtedly, half dead and in a sinking small vessel the 2 survivors were a dire threat to the attack asset)
