Democrats troubled by video of US strike on Caribbean drug boat, Republicans defend attack
The second strike, ordered by Admiral Frank Bradley, led some lawmakers to suggest that the US may have violated the law of war.
US Navy Admiral Frank "Mitch" Bradley walks in a hallway, as he departs a classified briefing for leaders of the Senate Armed Services Committee on US strikes against Venezuelan boats suspected of smuggling drugs, on Capitol Hill in Washington, December 4, 2025.(photo credit: REUTERS/JONATHAN ERNST)ByREUTERSUpdated: