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> but on the other hand the U.S. upholds much stricter rules of engagement than any of its enemies (hell, even stricter than our cops). Should credit not be giv
by realce 5y ago
> but on the other hand the U.S. upholds much stricter rules of engagement than any of its enemies (hell, even stricter than our cops). Should credit not be given for that?
In all honesty and at the very minimum, being criticized openly and fairly for atrocities is the cost of being seen as capable of virtuous military action.
The older I get though, the less objective distinction I see. I'm sure that's how the dead felt in their last moment as well. Just look at the last US bombing in Afghanistan where they hit the car full of water and children. We like to act like there's a higher standard, but who will ever be held accountable for that mistake? Nobody.
- queuebert 5y agoI'm ashamed to admit I forgot about that once the news cycle moved on. Someone should definitely be held accountable, especially since all evidence points to it not even being an honest mistake, but rather a PR move made against the advice of ground commanders.
- tinco 5y agoIt was Biden who was accountable. What are we gonna do, hold re-elections? Just after the democracy was shaken to its core by the January 6th attack? Hand over the control to the republicans who have shown themselves to be absolutely incapable of formulating rational thought or speaking the truth to their own voter base? Admit that the democratic party is so thoroughly corrupt that even after losing the easiest election in US history to a buffoon, they could not come up with a candidate with the smallest amount of integrity or backbone, and pushed up some guy who would step over the bodies of children just for a shot of giving the illusion that the US is actually in control of the rushed evacuation from a war he's been losing for a decade.