Every article I read about the navy destroying a ship, the article refers to them as 'suspected drug smugglers'. In no instance have I read that an armed boarding party was sent to the ship to inspect the cargo. I think that falls into the same category as 'he's black, must be a gang banger'.
They may have intelligence leading them to suspect a specific ship is a drug runner, but without actual proof, destroying the ship and killing the crew is an act of piracy and murder.
Yes, boarding the ship does expose the crew to risk. It is the same sort of risk every cop is exposed to when they break down a suspected drug dealer's door. If the police, who don't have cannons backing them up can do it the right way, so can the navy.
The military has rules of engagement. I was in the army, not the navy, but I suspect that "there's a boatload of brown people" doesn't meet the criteria. Of course the draft dodger in chief wouldn't know anything about that.
No comments:
Post a Comment
All comments are screened, but you don't have to agree with me to get published. You do have to make sense though. If you are not sure what I mean by making sense, read this. Unless what you say is really, really stupid, and then I may publish it just so I can make fun of you.