&nbsp;A Republican lawmaker who leads the Senate Intelligence Committee said Sunday, and he would not oppose the public release of a September strike on a drug boat that killed two survivors if the Pentagon were to declassify it.

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                        <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2025/12/1764640848301.png" alt="U.S. attack on an alleged drug boat Sept. 2-image from Department of War" />
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                    </figure><p>&nbsp;A Republican lawmaker who leads the Senate Intelligence Committee said Sunday, and he would not oppose the public release of a September strike on a drug boat that killed two survivors if the Pentagon were to declassify it.</p><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The best way to have a large scale impact on these foreign drug traffickers is to destroy their boats.<br><br>I support President Trump’s mission to protect kids across Arkansas from these drugs. <a href="https://t.co/PyHZ1xlp2Z">pic.twitter.com/PyHZ1xlp2Z</a></p>&mdash; Tom Cotton (@SenTomCotton) <a href="https://twitter.com/SenTomCotton/status/1997734351904415756?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 7, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">&quot;The order, like the entire operation, is to destroy these drug boats — which are running drugs into our country from foreign drug cartels and traffickers,&quot; says <a href="https://twitter.com/SenTomCotton?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SenTomCotton</a>.<br><br>&quot;It was entirely appropriate to strike the boat again to make sure that its cargo was destroyed.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/GVVdtbcQ0c">pic.twitter.com/GVVdtbcQ0c</a></p>&mdash; Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) <a href="https://twitter.com/RapidResponse47/status/1997690655913509189?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 7, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Any boat filled with drugs and operated by foreign drug traffickers trying to kill American kids is a valid military target. <br><br>We should continue these lawful, needful strikes to protect our children. <a href="https://t.co/EAGsb0jK2R">pic.twitter.com/EAGsb0jK2R</a></p>&mdash; Tom Cotton (@SenTomCotton) <a href="https://twitter.com/SenTomCotton/status/1997729067219464689?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 7, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>

Another GOP senator wants to release video of Sept. strike on drug boat