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[-] Manjushri@piefed.social 18 points 13 hours ago

Aside from the whole No-Shit-Sherlock aspect to this...

The strikes have killed at least 218 people, according to ABC News' count.

The Pentagon has spent over $820 million on the campaign

Really? More than 3.75 million dollars per "enemy" killed would be a complete boondoggle even if they were valid targets.

[-] Redditmodstouchgrass@lemmy.zip 6 points 11 hours ago

Jfc, I know I'm against this kind of thing, but for that money you could send me in on an old parachute with a revolver.

[-] Zak@lemmy.world 51 points 17 hours ago

It's murder even if someone is likely involved in drug trafficking. Nobody involved has been tried or convicted, and the penalty for drug trafficking is not death in any civilized country.

[-] Ageroth@reddthat.com -5 points 15 hours ago

Singapore would care to disagree

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_punishment_in_Singapore

The most recent execution conducted in Singapore took place on 23rd July 2026, when a 35 year old Singaporean was hanged for drug trafficking.[5]

[-] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 20 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago)

Singapore's "justice" system isn't civilized, though. It's draconian to the point of barbarism.

[-] maturelemontree@lemmy.zip 7 points 14 hours ago

Yeah most countries would disagree with Singapore, so I don't get the point they are making. Affirmation bias, probably.

[-] ReptilianCleric@lemmy.zip 1 points 7 hours ago

You honestly think Singapore considers themselves... "civilized"?

[-] Zak@lemmy.world 11 points 13 hours ago

The "civilized" qualifier was intentional.

[-] Malyca@lemmy.zip 5 points 11 hours ago

I wouldn't call that place civilized

[-] DarkFuture@lemmy.world 4 points 10 hours ago

Elect conservatives (regressives), get war crimes.

And higher costs of living.

And more transmissible diseases.

And infringed rights.

[-] Nonconfrontational@lemmy.ml 3 points 8 hours ago

Did you have your eyes closed whenever the dems were doing their war crimes?

[-] BigPotato@lemmy.world 2 points 6 hours ago

I prefer my war crimes when they're limited to war zones and not entirely randomly across the globe.

[-] vinsombra@lemmy.world 4 points 8 hours ago

You are in fact right, but given a binary choice between war crimes, or war crimes AND Fascists, I'm afraid the right choice is war crimes without the side order of Fascism.

[-] jumjummy@lemmy.world 0 points 8 hours ago
[-] electric_nan@lemmy.ml 2 points 8 hours ago

What's a war crime if it's never punished?

[-] Marafon@sh.itjust.works 57 points 18 hours ago

To the shock of absolutely no one who has been paying attention.

[-] Trilogy3452@lemmy.world 5 points 11 hours ago

Bombing before a trial, what could go wrong

[-] foggy@lemmy.world 17 points 15 hours ago
[-] SpaceCowboy@lemmy.ca 23 points 15 hours ago

The double-tap was definitely a war crime. Attacking people in the water after their vessel was hit is literally the example they use in the part of the US Navy's manual in the section where they define war crimes.

[-] MrVilliam@sh.itjust.works 25 points 17 hours ago

Way to be 8 months behind, dipshit. As one of my two senators, what are you doing about it? As one of the senators who voted to reopen the government when everybody was on board with keeping it shut down until the right shit got funded, are you starting to understand how fucking wrong you were? Do something of value or fuck off.

[-] Snowies@lemmy.zip 5 points 13 hours ago

The government’s reaction to the Trump regime reeks of weaponized incompetence.

[-] Malyca@lemmy.zip 1 points 11 hours ago

Because it is

[-] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 4 points 15 hours ago

He wrote a letter to Trump!

What do you expect him to do? Loudly demand that this war be ended TODAY, and loudly demand that his fellow Democrats join him, and vote against EVERYTHING until this war is fully ended, close down the government, close down everything until we stop committing world-class terrorism?

Nah, a letter should do it.

[-] zbyte64@awful.systems 1 points 13 hours ago

A letter that gives Trump an out by saying he didn't order anything illegal. About as useful as herpes.

[-] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 14 hours ago

Way to be 8 months behind, dipshit

Tbf, that's almost 34 years further than the "every election takes place in 1992" Clintonite "Centrist" bastard usually is 🤷🏻

[-] henfredemars@infosec.pub 25 points 18 hours ago

Usually you have this thing called due process that helps you figure out whether or not the accused are actually criminals.

[-] homes@piefed.world 8 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago)

Not in international waters, you don’t.

There, the US gets to kill brown people indiscriminately.

/sad

[-] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 2 points 10 hours ago

Little late to the party, eh, Tim? Just like the rest of your stupid friends.

[-] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 4 points 15 hours ago

This loser is part of the problem.

[-] FrankFrankson@lemmy.world 4 points 17 hours ago

I am Jack's complete lack of suprise.

[-] theuniqueone@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 15 hours ago

Really? Shocked I tell you shocked.

[-] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 17 hours ago

NO FUCKING SHIT

Has America killed innocent American citizens before in order to achieve a goal of theirs?

[-] halcyoncmdr@piefed.social 2 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago)

Every day. That isn't even new for this administration, although they're more open about not giving a fuck that it happens, and that it's part of the plan.

[-] NatakuNox@lemmy.world 1 points 16 hours ago

Ya but they were brown people. No one will be held accountable. Wish I was joking.

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