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I'm pretty sure that's not nearly the worst thing the US military has done. Collateral damage happens in every war.
by zirgs 3y ago
I'm pretty sure that's not nearly the worst thing the US military has done. Collateral damage happens in every war.
- vasac 3y agoCollateral damage is one thing, brutal execution is something else.
- trough 3y agoYou are right that this is probably not the worst thing they did. I’m absolutely sure the US armed forces are a highly sought playground for psychopaths and people with sadistic tendencies. Furthermore military tends to attract people with a predisposition for authoritarian and/or facist mindset. We saw the snapshots of unspeakable torture - made by people that were so entertained by the atrocities that they just had to make commemorative pictures of it. But collateral damage is something else: if I blow up a house with a terrorist leader in it, weil the debris kill a bystander? It happens in every war and it’s the main reason why a ‘just war’ still can’t be fought without tainting conscience.
- DiogenesKynikos 3y ago> the main reason why a ‘just war’ still can’t be fought without tainting conscience. Not to mention a completely unnecessary war sold using lies, and launched in violation of international law (not in self-defense, no UN Security Council authorization).