They never care about legality until it’s time to score points on cable news
bsport48 on
If they ring this bell – it’s either prosecution for war crime, for murder, or for both.
Conscious-Demand-594 on
Trump will pardon everyone involved
Historical_Bend_2629 on
There have been multiple strikes. I am not sure the first one was legal. Multiple boats. Multiple strikes. Zero transparency. Multiple lives lost.
mcs5280 on
Imagine believing for a nanosecond that they would hold one of their own accountable for their actions
monster_bobcat on
Name one thing this administration has done that isn’t illegal. Good luck
TheProcrastafarian on
US Senators who confirmed these fools should be ashamed of themselves. The “Chamber of sober thought” allowed a lush to drive America’s trillion dollar kaboom bus.
Western-Corner-431 on
Seal Team 6 knows it was an illegal order
Flamboiant_Canadian on
So then it didn’t happen. That’s what they are going to say next.
IntrovertChicBoo on
Love how ‘illegal’ magically becomes flexible depending on the party letter
Life-Topic-7 on
There is zero defence for drone striking these boats. Zero.
It’s murder, every single one of these strikes.
This is a police issue full stop. The correct and traditional method is to stop and board these boats. The PROBLEM was that it was hard to find them. Now that they have a massive navel presence in the area, it’s easy, or should be to identify them.
Regardless, Venezuela is NOT a major source of drugs into the US. It’s not along traditional smuggling routes. This is a manufactured crises.
What a black eye for America. Entirely self inflicted.
el_coo_cooi on
First strike also a war crime
zubbs99 on
Won’t they get around this by claming “The Supreme Courts says any official act as president is legal, therefore any official act by one of his hired proxes is also protected under the same princicple.”
Nervous-Jump-144 on
the fact that this isn’t stated by the entire caucus is an indictment of the GOP.
rotates-potatoes on
The second strike was illegal. The first strike was illegal, too. A third one would also be. This isn’t difficult. You don’t use the military to execute civilians without a trial.
Sarah-himmelfarb on
Pretty sure the first strike was also illegal
tombatron on
Trump will just pardon him. Then pardon himself.
mikerichh on
So was the first. The judge didn’t even sentence El Chapo to death yet murdering 65+ ALLEGED drug smugglers is ok? FOH
fatboidoncic on
It almost definitely was but only the most egregious violations of Geneva against the weakest countries seem to be prosecuted anyway so it largely seems irrelevant. I remember controversy over the Obama administration’s use of double-tap drone-strikes which were pretty well documented in Pakistan. A few which actually led to deaths of first responders. Russia, Israel, Ukraine (though always against military forces that could potentially still pose threats), Saudi etc. have all been documented (sometimes by themselves in propaganda they release of drone footage).
The failure of the law (IMO) isn’t necessarily just the failure to give quarter (which is still despicable), but the broad-stroke ability to categorize almost anyone/any group as a terrorist, thus allowing such action.
Big_Test_Icicle on
Trump will claim the order came from him and that he is immune to the laws thanks to SCOTUS
erov on
First strike was too.
RandyMuscle on
The FIRST strike was illegal. They have all been illegal.
Candid-Piano4531 on
First strike is illegal too
NotThatAngel on
How about we use our massive, overwhelming, superior naval power to just stop the boat and find out if there are drugs rather than the low dick energy move of blowing it up and shooting survivors?
CrimsonHeretic on
The first strike was illegal too. This is some dumbfuck bullshit.
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They never care about legality until it’s time to score points on cable news
If they ring this bell – it’s either prosecution for war crime, for murder, or for both.
Trump will pardon everyone involved
There have been multiple strikes. I am not sure the first one was legal. Multiple boats. Multiple strikes. Zero transparency. Multiple lives lost.
Imagine believing for a nanosecond that they would hold one of their own accountable for their actions
Name one thing this administration has done that isn’t illegal. Good luck
US Senators who confirmed these fools should be ashamed of themselves. The “Chamber of sober thought” allowed a lush to drive America’s trillion dollar kaboom bus.
Seal Team 6 knows it was an illegal order
So then it didn’t happen. That’s what they are going to say next.
Love how ‘illegal’ magically becomes flexible depending on the party letter
There is zero defence for drone striking these boats. Zero.
It’s murder, every single one of these strikes.
This is a police issue full stop. The correct and traditional method is to stop and board these boats. The PROBLEM was that it was hard to find them. Now that they have a massive navel presence in the area, it’s easy, or should be to identify them.
Regardless, Venezuela is NOT a major source of drugs into the US. It’s not along traditional smuggling routes. This is a manufactured crises.
What a black eye for America. Entirely self inflicted.
First strike also a war crime
Won’t they get around this by claming “The Supreme Courts says any official act as president is legal, therefore any official act by one of his hired proxes is also protected under the same princicple.”
the fact that this isn’t stated by the entire caucus is an indictment of the GOP.
The second strike was illegal. The first strike was illegal, too. A third one would also be. This isn’t difficult. You don’t use the military to execute civilians without a trial.
Pretty sure the first strike was also illegal
Trump will just pardon him. Then pardon himself.
So was the first. The judge didn’t even sentence El Chapo to death yet murdering 65+ ALLEGED drug smugglers is ok? FOH
It almost definitely was but only the most egregious violations of Geneva against the weakest countries seem to be prosecuted anyway so it largely seems irrelevant. I remember controversy over the Obama administration’s use of double-tap drone-strikes which were pretty well documented in Pakistan. A few which actually led to deaths of first responders. Russia, Israel, Ukraine (though always against military forces that could potentially still pose threats), Saudi etc. have all been documented (sometimes by themselves in propaganda they release of drone footage).
The failure of the law (IMO) isn’t necessarily just the failure to give quarter (which is still despicable), but the broad-stroke ability to categorize almost anyone/any group as a terrorist, thus allowing such action.
Trump will claim the order came from him and that he is immune to the laws thanks to SCOTUS
First strike was too.
The FIRST strike was illegal. They have all been illegal.
First strike is illegal too
How about we use our massive, overwhelming, superior naval power to just stop the boat and find out if there are drugs rather than the low dick energy move of blowing it up and shooting survivors?
The first strike was illegal too. This is some dumbfuck bullshit.