US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth condemned for sinking Iranian ship in international waters. Indian politicians criticize US attack as cowardly and despicable.
The action toke place half an ocean away from the combat theatre. There were no enemy naval nor aerial units around. There was no reasonable risk for the American sub.
But the captain decided not to help the survivors.
He is a war criminal and should be put on trial. But it won’t happen.
I’m sorry but you are wrong. The US have committed more than their fair share of war crimes. But this spcific incident isn’t one of them.
You say you read it, but it would then seem you purposefully ignored this part
based on the circumstances and the information reasonably available
You can look back and say “oh, they never sent a jet, there was no danger”. But you’re doing that with the textbook in hand. You are sitting several days in the future with far more information available to you than at the time of the incident.
A submarine, and I honestly can’t believe i have to say this more than 10 times by now. Is generally not equipped to conduct rescue operations. As far as the submarine captain goes. What do you want him, personally, to do, that also does not put his submarine or his crew in potential danger.
I did read it.
The action toke place half an ocean away from the combat theatre. There were no enemy naval nor aerial units around. There was no reasonable risk for the American sub.
But the captain decided not to help the survivors.
He is a war criminal and should be put on trial. But it won’t happen.
I’m sorry but you are wrong. The US have committed more than their fair share of war crimes. But this spcific incident isn’t one of them.
You say you read it, but it would then seem you purposefully ignored this part
You can look back and say “oh, they never sent a jet, there was no danger”. But you’re doing that with the textbook in hand. You are sitting several days in the future with far more information available to you than at the time of the incident.
A submarine, and I honestly can’t believe i have to say this more than 10 times by now. Is generally not equipped to conduct rescue operations. As far as the submarine captain goes. What do you want him, personally, to do, that also does not put his submarine or his crew in potential danger.