I don't disagree with that. Killing children is totally unacceptable, even in a war.

However what's your take on holding accountable the rulers in Iran who ordered the slaughtering of 30 000 iranians in january 2026? Apparently they even sent islamist guards into hospitals to finish the wounded.

Trump, Hegheh, etc.: murderers.

But islamists at the head of the islamic republic of Iran: all cool? Or murderers too? Should they be held accountable too or not?

And what about Hamas terrorists who murdered 1200 civilians at a music festival in Israel? They should be held accountable or it's all cool because it's, somehow, justified resistance?

And is TFA is about a "kill chain": what about the chain, the real chain, that led to an islamist regime slaughtering 30 000 of its own citizens because they were protesting islamism?

Shall we write and upvote articles about that chain and the underlying cause of such behavior?

What about you start a new thread for these unrelated questions?

We criticize what we control, rightly. I think heads should roll for this massive fuckup. Instead we get whataboutism, jingoistic compliance, and the default, helpless apathy. We hold ourselves to a higher standard than Hamas terrorist and Islamist mullahs, and we should. But because that's not happening it's undermining the very justification for such conflicts. It's just one monster versus another now.

Yes, I hate Iranian leadership and would like to see a regime change there. Via military force if needed

Hasn’t Trump murdered most of Iran’s leadership?

I don't care about whataboutism much, so I won't argue with you on your points, but know that it seems a large part of the 1200 killed during October 7th were killed by the Hannibal doctrine, which for the first time was applied to Israeli civilians.