In his news conference Monday, Donald Trump threatened to blow up every bridge and power plant in Iran, action that would be so far-reaching that some experts in military law said it could constitute a war crime.

The issue could turn on whether the power plants were legitimate military targets, whether the attacks were proportional compared with what Iran has done and whether civilian casualties were minimized.

Trump’s threat was so broad it did not seem to account for the harm to civilians, prompting Democrats in Congress, some United Nations officials and scholars in military law to say such strikes would violate international law.

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[–] 22 points 7 months ago (2 children)

So, do americans think this administration (or literally any of the previous ones) will be called to account at the Hauge? Do they know about this? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Service-Members%27_Protection_Act

Do people tell themselves it's okay because these bad people will be punished? So it's okay for the "good guys" to do nothing to interfere?

Yikes.

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  • [–] 9 points 7 months ago (1 child)

    Oh no, a law!

    Welp, pack it up guys. Our hands are tied by a law, nothing the future President and Congress can do about that.

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