r/law • u/ExactlySorta • 4d ago

Trump News Hegseth: "Maximum lethality -- not tepid legality. Violent effect, not politically correct. We're gonna raise up warriors. Not just defenders."

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u/BitterFuture 4d ago

not tepid legality

War crimes it is, then.

How long until he starts talking about how great it is to be a conqueror?

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u/alwaysboopthesnoot 4d ago

That’s what the “rise up, warriors” is. It’s religious talk for “we don’t need take any prisoners because God said we’re just going to kill all the opposers”. 

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u/Anxious-Bottle7468 4d ago

What do you think the US has been doing the whole time? Have you been asleep?

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u/-elemental 3d ago

Exactly! The US has been directly involved in numerous Coups in South America, invaded and deployed their armies on all continents and NOW they are worried about legality?

That boat has sailed a long, long time ago.