McNadoMDMar 4
Two things:
1. If we’re sinking Iranian ships in the open ocean using submarines, this is an offensive war, and the President needs to declare war and go to Congress.
2. If you sink a ship with a torpedo, and there are no other threats around, you are obligated to search for, and rescue, survivors. The US Navy needs to stop being complicit in Hegseth’s war crime spree.
Show threadJenny FxMar 4
@mcnado the US isn't abiding by any 'stupid rules of engagement'.
Show threadOliver SchafeldMar 4

»Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth basically admitted during a press conference Monday that he doesn’t care about military rules of engagement«

https://newrepublic.com/post/207202/hegseth-brags-not-following-rules-engagement-iran

»US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth commented at a news conference on March 2, 2026, about “stupid rules of engagement,” suggesting that they may interfere with “fight[ing] to win.”«

https://www.hrw.org/news/2026/03/02/us-defense-secretarys-media-remarks-on-rules-of-engagement

Hegseth Brags That They’re Not Following Rules of Engagement in Iran

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth made a shocking confession on the U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran.

The New Republic
Show threadToni Aittoniemi
@oliver_schafeld The path of evil starts from the point where you stop entertaining the possibility that you could be evil.
Mar 4 at 5:02pmWeb
Show threadDarwin WoodkaMar 4

@gimulnautti @oliver_schafeld

Evil is "treating people as things" as Pratchett teaches us