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[–] Buddahriffic@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Frankly, genocide or not, there should be consequences for the high amount of civilian casualties in those US conflicts.

[–] Arete@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Sure, but that's a moral argument relating to the justification of different wars, weighing of collateral damage, etc. This is a legal case based on the genocide convention of 1948, and if there is no genocide, it falls apart.

[–] dangblingus@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Right. But there is a genocide occurring.

[–] Linkerbaan@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago

Yeah but not if you just deny it. The right have great succes denying genocide too. 6 million 6 schmilion amirite?

[–] Maggoty@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Nobody credible is estimating the US killed this many civilians this quickly. It took years of small incidents adding up. We also had a habit of prosecuting soldiers who committed obvious warcrimes.