The Pentagon Is Learning It’s Not So Easy to Sink a Boat
Attacks in the Caribbean suggest boats have been obliterated in a single strike, but military attacks on suspected drug smugglers have been less effective than portrayed.
According to four government officials, the Trump administration has disclosed five attacks in its undeclared war in the Caribbean, each accompanied by a short aerial video showing an explosion and the vessel bursting into flames.
The attacks have been deadly, killing 27 so far, but the White House’s portrayal of seamless, one-shot attacks is not entirely accurate.
The attacks have required more munitions and strikes than has been shown to the public.
One source specified that a .50 caliber machine gun finally sunk the foundering vessel.
Author's summary: Pentagon's attacks on drug smugglers are less effective than shown.