The US certainly has a mixed track record here. But the culture of lawlessness in this administration is hard to overstate. Every crime committed by this regime is followed by a "what about" argument from a pundit, citing an example where someone in time, committed a vaguely similar offense. But no regime in US history did so many crimes so often. This is historically corrupt and criminal; everything else is disingenuous false equivalency.
This thread will get flagged and disappear, probably because at least someone in HN leadership realises just how bad this reflects on the USA and its people.
But people in the USA should realise this:
An entire generation is growing up now, who hate, dislike or at least distrust the USA.
Where I have the feeling the US will come to its senses, eventually, hopefully; my children tell me that they and all their classmates see no difference between China, Russia, USA or Israel. None of these countries seem particularly trustworthy to them.
At the "Model United Nations" my oldest, who had to represent the United States realistically was surprised to learn just how immensely hypocritical, self-serving, arrogant and sometimes just plain evil the viewpoints of the USA are. And have been, for his entire life now.
That's the generation that has to do business with the USA in 10-20 years time.
If I am not mistaken, it is not a war crime as per the Geneva Convention. It could be a war crime under Additional Protocol I (1977) or the Rome Statute (1998) but the US hasn't ratified these. It clearly is a last choice reaction by the US, and it's better than the alternative of carpet bombing.
Tell me, why is it legal for Iran to bomb oil tankers of other countries?
> Tell me, why is it legal for Iran to bomb oil tankers of other countries?
Why is it "legal" for the US to shoot oil tankers of other nations ? And murder sailors of neutral nations in PROPER international waters such as the Indian ocean ?
judaeo christian genocide cults like zionisim are behind all of the worst atrocities in this century, there "policy" is unspeakable deranged insanity, and there actions, bit by bit, serve as the rope that hangs them, and it might sound a bit strange to hear them rant,here,with the nonsensical
rationalisations, but they know no shame
Hmmm. Off the top of my head in the current century: Yemen civil war (150,000 killed). Syrian civil war (500,000 killed). Sudan (150,000 to 400,000 killed, rape used as a weapon). Constant kidnapping of schoolkids in Africa by Islamic gangs. Abu Sayyaf in the Philippines. Islamic violence in Thailand (over 6,500 killed recently). Ongoing repression of women in Afghanistan. 3000 (regime admitted numbers) to 30,000 murdered in Iran by the Shia Islamic regime. Violence against Christians in Congo. ISIS with their take-over, religious sanctioned slave auctions, religious sanctioned sale/forced marriages of Yazidi women (at least one of whom ended up in forced 'marriage' in Gaza). The violence/abuse that is Iraq/Iran Islamic religious leader approved/sanctioned 'temporary' marriages to underage girls (the BBC has done many articles trying to bring light on).
Look at Christian populations in Islamic countries and their numbers dramatically decreasing this century. Christians in Iraq 1.2 million in 2011, 120,000 in 2024, over a million displaced peoples. Syria 1.5 million to 300,000, 1.2 million displaced peoples. Hamas conducts violence against the 2% Christian population in Gaza. There are some 18 million displaced Christians world wide.
Reality seems to disprove the premise unless you meant to include all Abrahamic faiths and include Islam in your violent religions list.
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[ 38.5 ms ] story [ 1330 ms ] threadIt's their policy for decades. There is no bigger threat for world peace than US (and maybe Israel).
But people in the USA should realise this:
An entire generation is growing up now, who hate, dislike or at least distrust the USA.
Where I have the feeling the US will come to its senses, eventually, hopefully; my children tell me that they and all their classmates see no difference between China, Russia, USA or Israel. None of these countries seem particularly trustworthy to them.
At the "Model United Nations" my oldest, who had to represent the United States realistically was surprised to learn just how immensely hypocritical, self-serving, arrogant and sometimes just plain evil the viewpoints of the USA are. And have been, for his entire life now.
That's the generation that has to do business with the USA in 10-20 years time.
Buckle up.
Tell me, why is it legal for Iran to bomb oil tankers of other countries?
Why is it "legal" for the US to shoot oil tankers of other nations ? And murder sailors of neutral nations in PROPER international waters such as the Indian ocean ?
Look at Christian populations in Islamic countries and their numbers dramatically decreasing this century. Christians in Iraq 1.2 million in 2011, 120,000 in 2024, over a million displaced peoples. Syria 1.5 million to 300,000, 1.2 million displaced peoples. Hamas conducts violence against the 2% Christian population in Gaza. There are some 18 million displaced Christians world wide.
Reality seems to disprove the premise unless you meant to include all Abrahamic faiths and include Islam in your violent religions list.
Sorry but we've been committing war crimes as a matter of policy for decades at least.