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I callout the naivety of believing the the U.S. President personally decides the "American interest" of every action taken. It is a reality today that a nameles
by freeopinion 1y ago
I callout the naivety of believing the the U.S. President personally decides the "American interest" of every action taken. It is a reality today that a nameless, faceless, unelected somebody on the third floor of a building in Arkansas or Arizona can decide on the spur of the moment whether a person in Yemen or Canada should die and press the button to make it happen at the hands of the U.S. government. No elected official needs to be consulted.
- SllX 1y agoIf you’re talking about drone operators within the military, they are part of the President’s chain of command. Accountability resides there.
- M95D 1y agoCould you give some examples of accountability?
- SllX 1y agohttps://www.jagcnet.army.mil/ACMPRS/cases/docket-case-list https://www.jagcnet.army.mil/ACMPRS/cases/docket-case-list Anything that violates the Uniform Code of Military Justice can land a soldier in the Army on that list up to and including killing random civilians abroad with military equipment outside the scope of an operation. You can look up the dockets for the other service branches yourself, but you don’t get impunity for all of your actions just for being part of the military. Or if you want something more specific, here’s a rather high profile example: https://www.salon.com/2006/03/14/prosecutions_convictions/ https://www.salon.com/2006/03/14/prosecutions_convictions/
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