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[โ€“] Funwayguy@lemmy.world 216 points 1 week ago (7 children)

No no. If you read between the lines, they didn't explicitly say no. They only insinuated he hasn't met the criteria under international law yet... But they do acknowledge the assholery.

[โ€“] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 53 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

They only insinuated he hasn't met the criteria under international law yet

Hell, if you go COMPLETELY literal, they're not even necessarily saying THAT!

They COULD be saying that the Tates are legitimate targets for OTHER reasons (such as being in the enemy's army), just not for being assholes ๐Ÿ˜‰

[โ€“] forgetfulmeat@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago

They're basically saying we just need to find a better reason and they'll do it

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[โ€“] Bohne93@feddit.org 71 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Weren't they there for military training? So after basic training they should be a legitimat target, no?

[โ€“] arrow74@lemmy.zip 49 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Honestly even before finishing training. He's wearing the military uniform, training, and handling a weapon.

The US defined any male about 16 in Iraq as a combatant/legitimate target and the world didn't bat an eye. Tate exceeds this

[โ€“] Successful_Try543@feddit.org 37 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

He's wearing the military uniform

Any uniform is incomplete without the flag or coat of arms.

The US defined any male about 16 in Iraq as a combatant/legitimate target and the world didn't bat an eye.

That was still illegal.

[โ€“] arrow74@lemmy.zip 15 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

So wait he's training with the enemy, holding a weapon, and not wearing a proper uniform?

That would classify him as a spy and subject him to prompt execution if captured wouldn't it?

[โ€“] MalReynolds@slrpnk.net 14 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

The US defined

If you're using that as a justification, you're doing it wrong. Give me a quick count of their recent war crimes...?

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[โ€“] Lushed_Lungfish@lemmy.ca 53 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Ukraine displaying the moral high ground.

[โ€“] backalleycoyote@lemmy.today 12 points 1 week ago (12 children)

โ€œIโ€™m condemned to use the tools of my enemy to defeat them. I burn my decency for someone elseโ€™s future. I burn my life to make a sunrise that I know Iโ€™ll never see.โ€

[โ€“] farting_gorilla@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

"I'm not going to live there. There's no place for me there, any more than there is for you. Malcolm, I'm a monster. What I do is evil. I have no illusions about it, but it must be done."

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[โ€“] echodot@feddit.uk 48 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (33 children)

What if he was just standing near someone who was a legitimate target. You know like the training officer. Or a particularly offensive piece of foliage. Something like that.

[โ€“] ouRKaoS@lemmy.today 9 points 1 week ago

That definitely looks like an invasive species of flora he's standing near...

Would be doing them a favor, really.

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[โ€“] Wildmimic@anarchist.nexus 46 points 1 week ago

Can't we make just this one exception? It would be a net good for humanity!

[โ€“] Manjushri@piefed.social 43 points 1 week ago (6 children)

Wait, since when does international law matter with regard to drone strikes? I could cite dozens of drone strikes by the Trump administration that clearly violated international law and they didn't even make a ripple in any court system anywhere?

[โ€“] Crashumbc@lemmy.world 116 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Ukraine's support from other countries relies heavily on them having and maintaining the moral high ground.

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[โ€“] SkunkWorkz@lemmy.world 51 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Well Ukraine ain't the US

[โ€“] amio@lemmy.world 31 points 1 week ago

"Less blatantly unethical than the US" is not that high a bar, to be fair.

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[โ€“] Zexks@lemmy.world 28 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Ahh come on guys. Cant we just drone strike them a little bit.

[โ€“] CountVon@sh.itjust.works 21 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Just one time, as a lil treat...

[โ€“] jim_v@lemmy.world 12 points 1 week ago

For โ‹†ห™โŸก ๐•—๐•ฆ๐•Ÿ๐•ค๐•š๐•–๐•ค โœงห–ยฐ.

[โ€“] Formfiller@lemmy.world 19 points 1 week ago (6 children)

Being a child trafficker should be punishable by death

[โ€“] uniquethrowagay@feddit.org 42 points 1 week ago (24 children)

Nothing should be punishable by death. Death penalty is uncivilized and full of problems.

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[โ€“] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 25 points 1 week ago (1 children)

America would lose half the presidential administration.

Which is fine by me, BTW.

[โ€“] PhoenixDog@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago

I was gonna say, you make it sound like a bad thing.

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[โ€“] Taleya@aussie.zone 10 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

we see all your tags and we get it

Ooooh this is how you die from robot bees

[โ€“] BilSabab@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago

Strongly worded UN reaction incoming

[โ€“] Yerbouti@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 week ago (13 children)

We shouldn't post anything from this neonazi social network.

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The real reason is: he is doing negative PR for the Russian aemy.

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