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vegeta@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 7 hours ago

White House Says Admiral Ordered Follow-On Strike on Alleged Drug Boat, Insists Attack Was Lawful

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White House Says Admiral Ordered Follow-On Strike on Alleged Drug Boat, Insists Attack Was Lawful

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    The American military has no honor or humanity. They are all coward, bloodthirsty butchers. I hope their consciences haunt them forever.

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    There’s no possible scenario where this was “lawful”. This was illegal in every conceivable way, and every single soldier involved knew it was illegal, but still followed that order.

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      It’s the exact example given in DOD guidebooks of a clearly and unquestionably unlawful order.

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    Can’t wait for pro-life SCOTUS to justify extrajudicial killing of shipwrecked civilians

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    So we’re at the “I didn’t do it, but if I did then it isn’t so bad” stage.

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      That didn’t happen.

      And if it did, it wasn’t that bad.

      And if it was, that’s not a big deal. <- We are here

      And if it is, that’s not my fault. <- Or maybe here

      And if it was, I didn’t mean it.

      And if I did, you deserved it. <- And I’m pretty sure they used this one already

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        They literally just say all of them every time.

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    Yes, that’s how the chain of command works. The person at the top is still responsible, though.

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      Isn’t everyone involved responsible for illegal military actions?

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        Yep

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      The buck stops…in Trump’s back pocket.

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    Remember that admiral that retired early? Pepperidge Farm remembers

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