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Trump’s boat bombings: How the US has long used ‘double-tap’ strikes (www.aljazeera.com)

submitted 5 days ago by PhilipTheBucket@piefed.social to c/world@quokk.au

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[–] PhilipTheBucket@piefed.social 2 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Casting a disabled boat out to drift in the ocean with the crew is usually a death sentence in itself which is why sailors don’t kill the crew once the boat is incapacitated.

Why would this be the only ship in naval history that no one comes to the aid of once they radio in that they're drifting and need help? Sometimes they get there in time and sometimes they don't, but absolutely a ship needing someone to come help them is a common occurrence that lots of people have plans and procedures in place for.

If they do court marshal an admiral I would be surprised to see anything come off it. It will be an Eddie Gallagher situation again, with Trump siding with the war criminal.

Could be. Then again, every bit of doing that that he does will turn a lot of the military brass against him, which I think can only be a good thing.

[–] cassandrafatigue@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Americans should not be rescued.

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

This is the implication of reciprocity exclusions to the Geneva Conventions.

[–] cassandrafatigue@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 4 days ago

I think 'rescue stranded sailors' is a teeeeensy bit older than that. And americans should not benefit.

[–] bulwark@lemmy.world 1 points 5 days ago

If another ship rescues them, then so be it. I spent 20 years in the US Navy.