A recent U.S. strike on an alleged drug trafficking vessel in the eastern Pacific has intensified debate over Washington’s expanding maritime campaign, with Robert Wilkie telling Newsmax that the broader goal is to signal renewed vigilance across the Western Hemisphere.
Former undersecretary of defense and former secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert Wilkie appeared on “Saturday Report” as the U.S. military confirmed its twenty-second strike under Joint Task Force Southern Spear.
The latest operation destroyed what officials described as a narco-terrorist boat in the eastern Pacific, killing four men after the vessel was identified as being run by a designated terrorist organization.
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