The president is so often misinformed that it's hard to believe anything he claims to be true. Just because he believed the boat carried drugs does not mean it did. Even if it did carry drugs, it was in international waters, not US waters. In addition, there are laws that prevent blowing up planes, ships, cars etc. when violence was unprovoked. The first step is to get on that boat and take a look. If there are drugs, then arrest the drug dealers, if you have the authority to do so. Confiscate their shipment, destroy it, and send the criminals back to their country to be judged for their criminal conduct. You can't just blow up any ship or its passengers because you THINK the people are bad. How is that different from other terrorists?
The president is so often misinformed that it's hard to believe anything he claims to be true. Just because he believed the boat carried drugs does not mean it did. Even if it did carry drugs, it was in international waters, not US waters. In addition, there are laws that prevent blowing up planes, ships, cars etc. when violence was unprovoked. The first step is to get on that boat and take a look. If there are drugs, then arrest the drug dealers, if you have the authority to do so. Confiscate their shipment, destroy it, and send the criminals back to their country to be judged for their criminal conduct. You can't just blow up any ship or its passengers because you THINK the people are bad. How is that different from other terrorists?