Members of the United States Navy now in this operation, which is clearly traditionally a law enforcement operation, now escalating to something maybe, as the president talks about regime change, I think this is the wrong move for this president. The Coast Guard has the resources to [interdict drugs]. Do this, to interdict drugs. To interdict drugs. That's the way this has traditionally been done. And I do worry about the legal authorities, or lack thereof, that the United States military has to conduct these kind of strikes. (01:19–01:22)
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Asserts that the Coast Guard has the resources to interdict drugs.
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