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Yo pedo. They're religious fanatics that hate America.
They. Don't. Care.
Noob question: are war crimes ok if its tit for tat or is he really wanted by hague now?
Why do you think the USA wants to dismantle the ICC?
Oh the Americans and Jewish™ Nazis never signed up for the ICC. Out of bounds. Not under their jurisdiction.
Checkmate, ~~liberals~~ humanitarians.
War crimes are not allowed under international law as part of a tit-for-tat.
There is some nuance here, where some war crimes could make what would normally be a warcrime by the other side not a war crime. For instance, it is a war crime to attack medics, and it is a warcrime for combatants to pose as medics. However, if a country commits the warcrime of having combatants pose as medics, it is no longer a warcrime to attack that countries medics.
Is it a war crime to forget to mention the trump-epstein files?
Russia and China right now: "Stop! My penis can only get so erect!"
From a purely strategic perspective wouldn't the US be better off saying "no more attacks on shipping or we destroy Karg island entirely"?
Karg:
A) That is even more escalatory, and will lead Iran attacking more oil infrastructure in the region.
B) We can only destroy Karg Island once
C) The US had demonstrated an ability to block Iranian exports by navel power, which can be turned on and off as needed.
D) If destructive dominance were enough to win the war, the US would have one it long ago. Just like they would have won in Afghanistan
Iran views this war as existential, and the Strait as their most significant national defense asset. They are not going to give it up over concerns about oil revenue.
These guys wish they had that kind of navel power. They don't. Have you seen how much they drink?
From a purely strategic perspective literally every move they've made is profoundly stupid