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> and they almost always are I would suggest that <1% of war crimes (number pulled directly out of thin air) are held to account. There are approximately 200,0
by shapefrog 5y ago
> and they almost always are
I would suggest that <1% of war crimes (number pulled directly out of thin air) are held to account. There are approximately 200,000 civilians dead as a result of these wars. Some 'legitimate' collateral damage, some because soldiers like to shoot people, some because they were journalists in their office, some because they went to the wrong wedding.
While the investigator, judge, and jury of these potential crimes are the people perpetrating them themselves we have absolutely no idea of what proportion are or are not investigated let alone punished. Certainly, the evidence of cases that have received public attention (see the collateral murder video and 'investigation' as just one such example) shows a pattern of lies and coverups to justify gross incompetence or outright psychopathic behavior.
- 2OEH8eoCRo0 5y ago>According to the United Nations, the Taliban and its allies were responsible for 76% of civilian casualties in Afghanistan in 2009, 75% in 2010 and 80% in 2011. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taliban#Violence_against_civilians https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taliban#Violence_against_civil...
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- shapefrog 5y agoHonestly if you are benchmarking america against the bahviour of the Taliban you have really lost your way.