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highplainsdem

(53,428 posts)
Fri Jan 24, 2025, 02:38 PM Friday

The Trump administration is moving to abolish a Pentagon office responsible for limiting unintended civilian deaths.

From CNN's Jim Sciutto and WaPo's John Hudson:






Jim Sciutto
@jimsciutto

Its role: “to limit unintended civilian deaths.”



John Hudson
@John_Hudson

New: The Trump administration is moving to abolish a Pentagon office responsible for promoting civilian safety in battlefield operations




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The Trump administration is moving to abolish a Pentagon office responsible for limiting unintended civilian deaths. (Original Post) highplainsdem Friday OP
Well Solly Mack Friday #1
Of course he is. He and his cohort believe in Bomb 'Em All - haele Friday #2
So many consequential actions it is getting hard to keep track Mike 03 Friday #3
where's the line? at what point do the sane ppl have a case to take to the hague? mopinko Friday #4
"Pro life" nt Ollie Garkie Friday #5
Trump sees the entire world as just collateral damage. Irish_Dem Friday #6

haele

(13,786 posts)
2. Of course he is. He and his cohort believe in Bomb 'Em All -
Fri Jan 24, 2025, 02:44 PM
Friday

Doesn't matter what the UCMJ says.
Current GOP attitude - If the civilians were innocent, they wouldn't have been hanging around the Enemies.
God would have gotten them out of the way.

Mike 03

(17,939 posts)
3. So many consequential actions it is getting hard to keep track
Fri Jan 24, 2025, 02:59 PM
Friday

of them all--not just what he is doing, but the future implications of these changes.

The general trajectory is pro-violence, a generally cavalier attitude about deaths whether by disease, global warming, natural disaster or varieties of "enforcement. " And if you are in one of the vulnerable populations or targeted groups, I am sorry for what this asshole is doing.

mopinko

(72,130 posts)
4. where's the line? at what point do the sane ppl have a case to take to the hague?
Fri Jan 24, 2025, 03:31 PM
Friday

when the shooting starts? how about the economic blackmail?
how about when he actively starts helping putin, in public?

Irish_Dem

(62,195 posts)
6. Trump sees the entire world as just collateral damage.
Fri Jan 24, 2025, 03:55 PM
Friday

Just props in the TV show running in his head.
He is the only star.

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