• GBU_28
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    5 months ago

    You drug it into this.

    To be clear, discussing the Vietnam war is just fine, and more than that, important. But this isnt that.

    Edit a distinct thread on such a topic is welcome and appropriate.

    • Jake Farm@sopuli.xyz
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      5 months ago

      I brought is up because I am unsure where the line of genocide is especially since wars that involve the US tend to have loads of civilian deaths.

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        5 months ago

        Over 100,000 civilians died in Iraq and Afghanistan during “the war on terror”.

        That’s worth it because of 9/11 tho /s

      • Maven (famous)@lemmy.zip
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        5 months ago

        The US does a lot of war crimes. They’ve just been historically more powerful than the people who prosecute war crimes.

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          They also aren’t a member of many international legal bodies and thus do not consider themselves bound by international law. Frustratingly, they are basically right - international law is opt-in.