Are we just going to ignore the fact that targeting civilian infrastructure is yet another war crime?

That's dual use infrastructure. Its also used for military and goverment purposes, right? The same as China providing weapons components to Russia, masking them as "civilian".

	▲	kergonath 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		"The Russians did it as well" is not a fantastic excuse for a war crime… You might want to think this through a bit more.

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torginus 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Not according to FIFA

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chistev 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Why should a president have this much power?

	▲	johnnyanmac 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Shouldn't. But the checks and balances are not checking him.

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SpicyLemonZest 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

We'll make Hegseth regret it deeply when the time comes for his trial, but right now I don't know that there's much to do about that fact.

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nirav72 2 hours ago | parent [-]

Many said the same thing during the G.W Bush years. Nothing happened.

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SpicyLemonZest 2 hours ago | parent [-]

I and a lot of other centrist-leaning folks are radicalized now in a way we weren't then. Perhaps it still won't happen, I don't have a crystal ball, but right now I will only vote for primary candidates who promise to prosecute Trump's goons and plan to reject the legitimacy of any future government that does not follow through.

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Amezarak an hour ago | parent [-]

This line of thinking did not end very well for the Roman Republic.

	▲	SpicyLemonZest 33 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		Indeed it did not. But Trump and the members of his administration have announced, repeatedly and explicitly, that they hate me and wish me harm. So I can't accept being governed by them or by a system that tolerates them. If they decide they'd like to apologize, and offer some explanation for how I can be sure they won't return to their misdeeds, perhaps we can hear them out.