Hegseth says officials mulling decision to release full video of controversial boat strike

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChLtXXpo4Ge1ReTEboVvTDg https://ift.tt/siD0LdM U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said on Saturday that he “would have made the same call” in ordering a controversial follow-up strike on a suspected drug boat in the Caribbean that killed survivors. Hegseth, who made the comments while speaking to a defence industry forum, reiterated his claim that he was not present for the duration of the military operation. The Sept. 2 attack by the U.S. military struck a vessel in the Caribbean, killing 11 suspected drug traffickers. The initial strike left survivors, who were killed in a subsequent strike, prompting critics to ask whether the operation violated laws and whether Hegseth was responsible for it. Hegseth denied on Saturday that he had given an initial order to kill everyone on board the boat, as reported by the Washington Post, and said that a decision had not yet been made on whether to release the full tape of the strike. For more info, please go to https://globalnews.ca Subscribe to Global News Channel HERE: http://bit.ly/20fcXDc Like Global News on Facebook HERE: http://bit.ly/255GMJQ Follow Global News on X HERE: http://bit.ly/1Toz8mt Follow Global News on Instagram HERE: https://bit.ly/2QZaZIB #GlobalNews