RandAlThor@lemmy.ca to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-21 day agoIran declares U.S. citizens, personnel 'legitimate targets' after strike on nuclear siteswww.haaretz.comexternal-linkmessage-square81fedilinkarrow-up1454arrow-down126file-text
arrow-up1428arrow-down1external-linkIran declares U.S. citizens, personnel 'legitimate targets' after strike on nuclear siteswww.haaretz.comRandAlThor@lemmy.ca to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-21 day agomessage-square81fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareFuckFascism@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·6 hours agoWhat does that have to do with civilians being legitimate targets in war?
minus-squareGinny [they/she]@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·5 hours agoIt depends on your definition of “legitimate”, I suppose. My point is that the targeting of civilians is still and always has been common in war. It may now be de jure illegal but it is de facto not policed.
minus-squareFuckFascism@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·9 minutes agoThe word legitimate has a pretty specific definition it’s not really something that can be reasonably debated.
What does that have to do with civilians being legitimate targets in war?
It depends on your definition of “legitimate”, I suppose.
My point is that the targeting of civilians is still and always has been common in war. It may now be de jure illegal but it is de facto not policed.
The word legitimate has a pretty specific definition it’s not really something that can be reasonably debated.