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Tomconroy

(7,611 posts) Wed Oct 11, 2023, 04:26 PM Oct 2023

Necessity, Proportionality and the Rules of War [View all]

An important xitter thread that explains the rules of war, and explains why there is a difference between beheading a child and bombing a building where a child may die.

You may not agree but this is how western armies are supposed to operate:

Link to tweet

Maybe someone with more skills than I, can unroll and repost the thread for those who understandably hate xitter. The thread is long.

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Necessity, Proportionality and the Rules of War [View all] Tomconroy Oct 2023 OP

No such thing inthewind21 Oct 2023 #1

Post removed Post removed Oct 2023 #2

Uhhhhh......? ShazzieB Oct 2023 #3

I would really like to read this thread. ShazzieB Oct 2023 #4

see post 7 moonshinegnomie Oct 2023 #8

I don't have an account to see it all but sarisataka Oct 2023 #5

Thanks for this. ShazzieB Oct 2023 #6

see post 7 moonshinegnomie Oct 2023 #9

I just read it, and I feel like I learned a lot! ShazzieB Oct 2023 #13

This is good advice Redleg Oct 2023 #15

the entire thread so you dont have to go to twitter moonshinegnomie Oct 2023 #7

Wow. Extra points for you effort in posting this. I'm so glad you did. This insight..... EarnestPutz Oct 2023 #11

someone on twitter used an app that unrolls an entire thread moonshinegnomie Oct 2023 #12

Thanks so much for this! ShazzieB Oct 2023 #14

Thank you, thank you, thank you! Beastly Boy Oct 2023 #16

post 7 has the entire thread moonshinegnomie Oct 2023 #10