Glenn Greenwald: Nothing Trump Did Compares to the 'Moral Evil' of Bush's and Obama's Wars

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[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

What on earth makes you think this is a civil discussion? We're arguing over facts. It's idiotic. Read more.

[–]Chipit 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Would you like to engage in a fact based refutation of Obama's war crime of bombing a hospital? Should he be tried in The Hague? Why or why not?

It may be useful to read up on the principle of command responsibility, which was used to convict Yamashita. He said he wasn't aware his troops had committed atrocities like bombing hospitals, but this excuse was rejected as a commander is responsible for all of the troops under his command. He was hanged after being convicted of crimes against humanity.

[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

What do you think my answer is?

If you want to use this or another 'whataboutism' argument, none of these will compare with the massive shitshows of corruption under Trump and Bush Jr. There's just no comparison. It you want to discuss war crimes, consider also Bush Jr.

[–]Chipit 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

You're literally using whataboutism. The topic is war crimes. Moral evil. Bush and Obama are both much, much worse than Trump. He tried to end the wars, not start new ones. Halder and Keitel were hanged for starting wars of aggression. Which wars did Trump start? Obama started at least seven.