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minus-squareJake Farm@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down5·2 years agoI brought is up because I am unsure where the line of genocide is especially since wars that involve the US tend to have loads of civilian deaths.
minus-squareXIIIesq@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down2·2 years agoOver 100,000 civilians died in Iraq and Afghanistan during “the war on terror”. That’s worth it because of 9/11 tho /s
minus-squareMaven (famous)@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years agoThe US does a lot of war crimes. They’ve just been historically more powerful than the people who prosecute war crimes.
minus-squareBluesF@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years agoThey also aren’t a member of many international legal bodies and thus do not consider themselves bound by international law. Frustratingly, they are basically right - international law is opt-in.
I brought is up because I am unsure where the line of genocide is especially since wars that involve the US tend to have loads of civilian deaths.
Over 100,000 civilians died in Iraq and Afghanistan during “the war on terror”.
That’s worth it because of 9/11 tho /s
The US does a lot of war crimes. They’ve just been historically more powerful than the people who prosecute war crimes.
They also aren’t a member of many international legal bodies and thus do not consider themselves bound by international law. Frustratingly, they are basically right - international law is opt-in.