The U.S. military’s lethal strikes against alleged drug-trafficking boats in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific “aren’t the answer” to the country’s drug problems, Gen. Francis L. Donovan, the commander of U.S. Southern Command (Southcom), said during a hearing Thursday on Capitol Hill. Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) asked Donovan what evidence the military has that its…
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Boat strikes ‘aren’t the answer’ to US drug problems, general says
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Originally reported by The Hill
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