Let us assume the following:

1. We are not at war with Venezuela.
2. We have attacked over 20 Venezuelan and other South American boats and killed over 80 people who we say were bringing drugs into the United States.
3. We have attacked one of those boats twice because there appeared to be two survivors that we did not want to survive.
4. The policy to do this was established by President Trump or Secretary of Defense Hegseth.
5. The policy was implemented by Secretary of Defense Hegseth.

Assuming this is so, is there any way that these killings could not be described as murder?

Assuming we have 80 plus cases of murder, is there any reason why Trump and Hegseth should not be indicted for murder and related crimes?

Assuming we have 80 plus cases of murder, is there any way to look at the orders leading to these murders were illegal?

Assuming they were illegal, should the active military members (from the general in charge, to the lowest ranked individuals involved) be court martialed for obeying illegal orders?

At the same time, assuming all this is correct, is there any question but that Trump and Hegseth should be impeached, convicted and removed from office?

Whether Trump can be charged with a crime is questionable, due to the unfortunate Supreme Court ruling, but certainly Hegseth can be.

(And, by the way, today’s rumor is that we already have boots on the ground in Venezuela. Small, elite military groups behind the lines ready to go into operation when our full assault begins.)

What a mess!

That is it for today. What a mess! (Did I already say that?)