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pat_k

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Tue Apr 7, 2026, 12:59 PM Tuesday

Pentagon "new plans" are insane. [View all]

Just because military personnel drink water and use energy doesn't make power plants and desalination plants "legitimate" targets.

This fig leaf is ludicrous.

Not just ludicrous. These immoral, obscene, evil rationalizations must be universally rejected and condemned.

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/06/pentagon-iran-war-crime-accusations-00860468


The Pentagon is expanding a list of Iranian energy sites it can target for attacks to include ones that provide fuel and power to both civilians and the military...
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The tension revolves around where to draw the line between military and civilian targets, such as water desalination plants, which could be considered targets because military forces also need water to drink.
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