Satirical take on U.S. bombing of Iranian water facilities and war crime accountability
By
Talia Argondezzi
The kind of bagel that ruins lesser bagels for you.
Summary
A satirical opinion piece arguing that the U.S. bombing of Iran's water facilities cannot be proven as a war crime because the military allegedly didn't know what was inside the buildings they struck. The author mocks this defense by sarcastically suggesting that if the U.S. military is too incompetent to know what they're bombing, they can't be held accountable for war crimes, while simultaneously pointing out the absurdity of claiming both competence and ignorance.
Key quotes
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A few crybabies are claiming the United States' recent bombing of Iran's water storage and distribution facilities constitutes a war crime.
How can anyone expect our military leaders to know what's inside the buildings we're bombing? Do you have any idea how similar weapons storage warehouses lo...
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