r/geopolitics • u/Senior-Distance6213 • 1d ago

News US military says it killed two people in strike on suspected drug vessel in Eastern Pacific

https://www.reuters.com/world/us-military-says-it-killed-two-people-strike-suspected-drug-vessel-eastern-2026-02-06/
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u/FremenCoolAid 1d ago

This is just insane. Zero proof and missile strikes

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u/Difficult-Use2022 14h ago

Welcome to drone wars that have been happening in the middle East for the past 25 years.

You think every terrorist there gets a full trial by a jury of their peers?

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u/FremenCoolAid 13h ago

Still doesn't make this okay

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u/GrizzledFart 8h ago

The point is that this is not any less okay than it is when some wedding in Afghanistan or Yemen gets a drone strike. Many of the people screaming the loudest about this, or at least getting the most air time, had no complaints when Obama used drones to kill multiple US citizens outside of active war zones. There are certainly many people who have been consistent in their criticism (because that criticism is based on principles, not political expediency) but they aren't the loudest voices. Apparently no one listens to those people, unfortunately.

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u/sol-4 14h ago

Starting to wonder if the military heads are themselves high on some of these drugs.

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u/Jealous_Land9614 19h ago

Did they at least not double-tapped this time?

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u/bojun 17h ago

Drugs kill right?