U.S. Sen. Dave McCormick said Monday that while he supports American military attacks on international drug cartels’ infrastructure, they must be carried out within accepted rules of combat.

McCormick, commenting after a visit to Fort Indiantown Gap in Lebanon County, echoed concerns raised by a growing number of senators about published reports that a military commander authorized a second strike on a suspected drug boat this summer to kill two apparent survivors of an initial hit.

The allegation, f irst reported by The Washington Post on Friday, is that the commander leading the Sept. 2 strike ordered the second strike because, in theory, the suspected smugglers could contact allies to salvage their cargo.

He also, sources said, apparently wished to comply with what The Post rep

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