8 ms·
The article states that it was NOT forbidden to kill civilians. Or at least, the US considered it justified.
by arcatech 1y ago
The article states that it was NOT forbidden to kill civilians. Or at least, the US considered it justified.
- impossiblefork 1y agoThe US has signed treaties according to which it is forbidden and these treaties are additionally so special that they're treated as applying to even non-signatories, the so-called customary international law.
- chubot 1y agothe US considered it justified s/ the US / "some bureaucratic process within the military" which is almost certainly politically influenced, as many decisions at this level are In this case, I don't think the bureaucracy reflects the will of the people