Tim Kaine: “All of these operations are illegal because there's been no…”

“… did not order the second strike, a follow on strike, that he did not even see a second strike or see any survivors? Well, Jake, look, I think. I think All of these operations are illegal because there's been no congressional vote to authorize war in the Caribbean, the Pacific, north, or against Venezuela. So let's start there. But let's drill down on the second strike. The Defense Department's own law of war manual specifically says that it would be illegal to shoot survivors of a shipwreck.” (00:20–00:30)

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