If there was a second strike, if that strike was meant to kill those personnel as opposed to disable the shipwrecked vessel, that's a war crime. Again, though, details do matter. But again, bigger picture here. There's no law of armed conflict because we're not at war with Venezuela. I know that because I'm a member of Congress and I never voted for it. Okay? This is a law enforcement action. If the Coast Guard wants to go interdict those vessels, it should. (55:22–55:26)
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Asserts that the U.S. is not at war with Venezuela, hence no law of armed conflict applies.
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