White House Says Admiral Ordered Follow-up Strike on Alleged Drug Boat, Insists Attack Was Lawful

The Associated Press
10:25 JST,
December 2, 2025
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House said Monday that a Navy admiral acted “within his authority and the law” when he ordered a second, follow-up strike on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean Sea in a September U.S. military operation that has come under bipartisan scrutiny.
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