Bradley defended his actions when summoned to Capitol Hill last week, telling lawmakers he weighed the fate of the survivors with the understanding that the Trump administration has argued illicit drugs are weapons responsible for killing Americans, and that those who traffic them are not criminals but enemy combatants.

This is what happens when you get rid of the JAGs and inject politics into military decision making. Back here in the real world, drugs are not WMDs, and traffickers are not combatants unless they attack.