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  • procrastitron@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2510·
    5 months ago

    Joe Biden ‘discussing’ possible Israeli strikes on Iran oil facilities

    Casually discussing committing war crimes… civilian energy infrastructure is not a valid military target.

    • catloaf@lemm.eeEnglish
      183·
      5 months ago

      Oil facilities can be legitimate targets, if they’re producing fuels, other petroleum products, or generating electricity, for military purposes. I don’t know which facilities are being discussed here, or whether those facilities are primarily military or civilian.

      • yesman@lemmy.worldEnglish
        75·
        5 months ago

        For some people, “war crimes” isn’t a legal theory, but a moral outrage. In this case, they’ve painted themselves into a corner because Joe Biden is already fully responsible for genocide, so adjudicating a few war crimes seems petty and irrelevant.

        Never mind that a conflict in the same time-zone as Israel, energy infrastructure is a primary target for both sides.

  • paddirn@lemmy.worldEnglish
    172·
    5 months ago

    We’re just going all in on trying to get to WW3 and the Rapture, huh?

  • tortillaPeanuts@lemmy.worldEnglish
    3·
    5 months ago

    Relevant articles for Biden’s comments on possible Israeli strikes on Iran oil facilities, since OP used a live link:

    Aljazeera

    BBC

    When asked if he would support such strikes, Mr Biden said: “We’re discussing that. I think that would be a little… anyway.”