He’ll just threaten to fire missiles at Winnipeg.
When we hear that’s in process, I’m going to be terrified for the safety of any woman, anywhere, whose name is “Winnifred.”
Who would be “illegal immigrants” in the eyes of the Right and therefore just as much criminals as any drug dealer or terrorist.
Right. Can’t have that. Who is gonna dust a cook at Mar-a-Fato?
President Donald Trump, said on Sunday that he would not have wanted a second strike on the boat and said Hegseth denied giving such an order.
OK, so Trump says on Sunday that Hegseth had nothing to do with it.
Let’s move to Monday:
But White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt said on Monday that Hegseth had authorized Admiral Frank Bradley to conduct the strikes.
“Secretary Hegseth authorized Admiral Bradley to conduct these kinetic strikes. Admiral Bradley worked well within his authority and the law directing the engagement to ensure the boat was destroyed and the threat to the United States of America was eliminated,” Leavitt said.
From the Dept. of Defense law of war manual:
18.3.2.1 Clearly Illegal Orders to Commit Law of War Violations. The requirement to refuse to comply with orders to commit law of war violations applies to orders to perform conduct that is clearly illegal or orders that the subordinate knows, in fact, are illegal. For example, orders to fire upon the shipwrecked would be clearly illegal.
Adm. Bradley, meet the underside of the bus. Bus, meet Adm. Bradley.
To be fair, he should have fucking known better.
Oh, he fucking does now better. But he does not care.