If a speedboat heading north from South America allegedly filled with illegal drugs — and, for some reason, crewed by fully 11 people — turns around, turns south in the open sea, is it still intent on “invading” the United States in order to unload its nefarious cargo?

If, in fact, the boat is not at all heading for the U.S. but rather to Trinidad and Tobago, is it still part of some invasionary force?

If American military forces don’t really know who’s onboard, though is fairly sure that they are civilians, not members of Venezuela’s or some other country’s own armed forces, is the fast boat still a legitimate military target?

If the United States Navy doesn’t really have a good answer for these perfectly ordinary questions, can it really in good conscience engage in lethal military ac

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