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That is only one of their purposes.
These weapons are designed for use against massed formations of troops and armor or broad targets
You are a whitewasher of war crimes
Any reason why you couldn't be bothered to read the rest of that sentence, where I talked about their other use as anti-personnel weapons...?
Or what about my opening sentence where I said that targeting civilians is a war crime, no matter the weapon used?
You're not a serious person.
You start with: "They are designed as anti-material weapons"
You did mention personnel, as a side-note at best while they are primarily used and designed against personnel.
If not whitewashing, it certainly is minimizing.
As if it's some unfortunate side-effect.
They were designed during the Cold War to fight the Soviets.
The Soviets were primarily a land power and their way of war was mass formation of tanks followed closely by mass formations of troops.
I understand perfectly well why much the world has signed on to the treaties banning them, but I also know what they were designed to do, and it wasn't to commit war crimes.
It just so happens, they're awfully good at it, similar to landmines.
But putting aside that miniature history lesson, my comment was matter of fact. It was not endorsing their use, much less minimizing their impact on civilian populations, which I also called attention to.
You skimmed a comment, saw what you wanted to see, and then tried to attack me based on your erroneous interpretation of said comment.
Like I said, you're not a serious person.