In the United States, the strikes raised multiple concerns among lawmakers and legal scholars. For example, Congress worried that the operations appeared to expand the U.S. president’s war powers without authorization, blurring the lines between law-enforcement and military action. Legal experts also flagged that conducting lethal strikes in international waters, based on limited public evidence and under a domestic “narco-terrorism” label, may undermine U.S. credibility and raise serious questions about adherence to both U.S. and international law. Finally, some policymakers and analysts warned that the operations risk escalating U.S. military involvement abroad and could set a precedent for using force with minimal oversight.
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