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Secretary of Defense pete hegseth The “fog of war” was cited in defending a follow-up attack on an alleged drug-carrying boat in Caribbean Sea earlier this year. During the cabinet meeting on Tuesday… white HouseHegseth said that when the second attack was ordered and launched in early September he did not see that there were any survivors in the water, adding that “the thing was on fire” and citing the “fog of war” in defending the attack. Hegseth also said that he “didn’t stick around” for the remainder of the mission after the first attack, and said that the admiral in charge “made the right decision” in ordering it, which he “had every authority to do”. Washington The Post previously reported that Hegseth issued a verbal order for a second attack that killed the survivors on the boat. On Monday, the White House said Navy Vice Admiral Frank “Mitch” Bradley acted “within his authority and the law” when ordering the second attack. Lawmakers have announced a congressional review of U.S. military strikes against ships suspected of drug trafficking, and Bradley is expected to provide a classified briefing to lawmakers who oversee the military on Thursday. Asked whether the President supported a second attack on a boat in the Caribbean Sea in September donald trump Citing Hegseth as saying he “knows nothing” and “still haven’t got a lot of information because I trust Pete.”