Some lawmakers and experts have said the notification is a dubious legal justification for what have been unlawful military strikes on alleged civilian criminals in the Western Hemisphere, a far cry from combatants engaged in direct battle with American forces.
Trump directed the Pentagon to conduct operations pursuant to the law of armed conflict after he “determined that the United States is in a non-international armed conflict with these designated terrorist organizations” that have helped kill U.S. citizens through drug trafficking, according to a sensitive notice transmitted to Senate leadership and congressional committees this week and reviewed by The Washington Post.
“The United States has now reached a critical point where we must use force in self-defense and defense of others against the ongoing attacks by these designated terrorist organizations,” the notice reads.
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