I know everyone is having fun being outraged, but there would not be "cultural" targets on any US target list. Such sites are on a "no-strike list" and/or a "restricted target list" including all UNESCO sites and many others, incl mosques, schools, etc.— Michael Knights (@Mikeknightsiraq) January 5, 2020
...if Donald Trump, barfly, was shouting it into the phone on "Fox&Friends," nobody would much care.
IOW:
My outrage is based on the message this sends to:— David Lapan (@DaveLapanDC) January 5, 2020
-The Iranian people
-Our allies & partners
-People (esp Americans) who don’t understand that the US military won’t target cultural sites
-People who believe the military will do whatever the president directs
Besides, there's always plausible denial, as in: we deny it, and claim that's plausible.
We bomb mosques, we just deny the building we bombed was a mosque. Hope this helps. pic.twitter.com/tkgLuVb9ar— Chase (@chaseawall) January 5, 2020
And, yeah:
The fact that targeting cultural and civilian sites is impermissible is *precisely* what makes idiotic, ignorant, insane @realDonaldTrump’s statement so outrageous, and why everyone is rightfully outraged, and not having fun. https://t.co/SIfSXDGVjs— George Conway (@gtconway3d) January 5, 2020
We keep changing what "normal" is. But that's another problem.
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