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Bipartisan Lawmakers Demand Oversight of Controversial Military Strike

11/30/2025

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Senator Mark Kelly (D) and Representative Mike Turner (R) expressed serious concerns about a reported U.S. military strike against drug boats in the Caribbean.
They reacted to claims that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered a follow-up strike to kill survivors, a move that could amount to a war crime.
Turner said Congress must scrutinize these operations.
Both lawmakers indicated that bipartisan oversight of military actions in the region would intensify after the alarming report.

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Senator Mark Kelly (D) and Representative Mike Turner (R) expressed serious concerns about a reported U.S. military strike against drug boats in the Caribbean.
They reacted to claims that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered a follow-up strike to kill survivors, a move that could amount to a war crime.
Turner said Congress must scrutinize these operations.
Both lawmakers indicated that bipartisan oversight of military actions in the region would intensify after the alarming report.