A long investigation took place before the round up.
It's the same with blowing up the narco terrorists' boat. An investigation took place, and they were blown up on the water with no collateral damage.
Interception on land at the source would've been dangerous, and politically dicey.
Interception way out at sea involves a lot of resources and danger.
Interception at their destination might have resulted in a fire fight, also dangerous.
Revealing how the Navy knew these were the guys would really screw up our sources of information. This Was The Way,
A long investigation took place before the round up.
It's the same with blowing up the narco terrorists' boat. An investigation took place, and they were blown up on the water with no collateral damage.
Interception on land at the source would've been dangerous, and politically dicey. Interception way out at sea involves a lot of resources and danger. Interception at their destination might have resulted in a fire fight, also dangerous.
Revealing how the Navy knew these were the guys would really screw up our sources of information. This Was The Way,