According to the US website "Beast Daily" on December 2, US Vice President Vance defended the US military's attack on a so-called drug-smuggling ship in the Caribbean Sea, claiming that the entire Western Hemisphere falls under US jurisdiction.
US media: Vance claims the Western Hemisphere belongs to the United States
On December 2 local time, Vance posted on the social media platform X: "For decades, we have been told that the US military must be everywhere, accomplishing impossible tasks around the world. But the bottom line in Washington is that the military should destroy drug terrorists in our hemisphere."
The report states that Vance's remarks were in defense of the US military action in the Caribbean Sea. According to US statements, the military recently targeted 22 suspected drug-smuggling ships. In his post on December 2, Vance stated that the US military's jurisdiction includes the entire North America, South America, and their surrounding waters.
The report says that Vance's post was in response to another statement by Republican Senator Eric Schmidt. The Washington Post revealed that Defense Secretary Hegseth ordered a commander to "kill everyone" during a missile strike against a drug-smuggling ship on September 2. However, some people were still alive on board before the second attack. Schmidt accused the leak of defaming Hegseth in his post.
After the controversy, Hegseth claimed the Washington Post report was "fake news," and then shifted the responsibility for the day's operation to the commander of the US Special Operations Command, Frank Bradley. White House press secretary Levitt admitted on December 1 at a press conference that the US military conducted a second attack on survivors aboard the drug-smuggling ship in the Caribbean Sea on September 2.
Kong Erjun
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