RandAlThor@lemmy.ca to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-22 months agoIran declares U.S. citizens, personnel 'legitimate targets' after strike on nuclear siteswww.haaretz.comexternal-linkmessage-square136linkfedilinkarrow-up1580arrow-down128file-text
arrow-up1552arrow-down1external-linkIran declares U.S. citizens, personnel 'legitimate targets' after strike on nuclear siteswww.haaretz.comRandAlThor@lemmy.ca to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-22 months agomessage-square136linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareFuckFascism@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·2 months agoWhat does that have to do with civilians being legitimate targets in war?
minus-squareGinny [they/she]@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·2 months 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-up1·1 month 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.