Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., said that "it's very possible there was a war crime committed" in the Trump administration's first strike against a suspected drug-trafficking boat in the Caribbean Sea in September.
    • halcyoncmdr@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      3 days ago

      And it’s not like war crimes have been off the table for US administration’s since… Well… Ever.

      That being said, it’s usually not as blatantly unjustifiable. It’s usually mired in potentially valid justifications with the right perspective attached to it.

    • ozymandias@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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      3 days ago

      well the ones before were crimes against humanity, while they pretended like it was a war… this one was a war crime even if it was war, which it isn’t