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Hegseth Responded Perfectly to the Libs' Uproar Over Our Air Campaign Against Narco-Terrorism

Matt Vespa
Matt Vespa  |  December 05, 2025 9:30 PM

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth is facing the wrath of the Democratic Party and the liberal media establishment over the air campaign against narco-terrorism in the Caribbean. It’s wild. Normal Americans see a legitimate military campaign, whereas liberals see these dregs as fishermen. They’re not. Footage of the airstrikes was shown to members of Congress, and they were aghast that we would annihilate our enemies. It’s almost as if they’re lamenting the loss of future voters. 

These strikes are legal, vetted by civilian and military lawyers. And no, Hegseth won’t be impeached over these strikes. No one cares. Second, the campaign, Operation Southern Spear, gained new controversy when an airstrike eliminated a narco boat. Then a second airstrike was issued to wipe out the remaining surviving terrorists, who climbed back into the ship and might be signaling for help. That latter part was later revealed, but not before The Washington Post tried to smear Hegseth for being a war criminal, even attributing quotes to him that the secretary never said. The New York Times had to clean up this mess.  

So, as Democrats mourn the deaths of narco-terrorists, Hegseth responded to the uproar perfectly—he bombed another narco boat this week:

Keep bombing them, Mr. Secretary.