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papaHans Apr 2, 2026 +743

Hegseth is making our military use human shields.

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Fluffy_Lemming Apr 2, 2026 +228

I'm old enough to remember when we were told that Saddam Hussein was evil for using human shields. Is another country going to invade us and take our oil now?

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takesthebiscuit Apr 2, 2026 +35

Hegseth *takes furious notes*

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Lovely-Honey_64 Apr 2, 2026 +18

And if you asked Trump why he started this war in the first place, he has no solid reason

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donut_dave Apr 2, 2026 +7

Or more recently how Hamas puts their bases in civilian hospitals and schools. We demonize them for doing an inarguably underhanded and evil thing, yet Im sure some trump mushroom rider will find a way to goon over this as some big brained 4d chess napoleon strategy.

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NoResult486 Apr 2, 2026 +1

Maybe they’ll kidnap a leader or two while they’re at it

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AsGryffynn Apr 2, 2026 +1

Give it enough time, and it might just be Iran. Of course, they will probably take Texas' oil and leave the rest of you alone... as long as you don't mind having no Texas. They will also give Florida to Cuba. /s just in case.

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GaimeGuy Apr 2, 2026 +29

our troops are obeying orders to put civilians in harm's way as human shields

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RoseCityHooligan Apr 2, 2026 +80

I’m sure the Zionist trolls will totally understand if one of these hotels is attacked like a hospital in Gaza.

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Boomshank Apr 2, 2026 +23

It's the only REASONABLE response and it's pre-approved!

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theVoidWatches Apr 2, 2026 +8

It will be a tragedy, and one that's the fault of our military, yes.

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SpinningHead Apr 2, 2026 +2

The cowardly IDF only wants US boots on the ground.

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ShermansFieldOrder66 Apr 2, 2026 -7

Oh so you admit that it's also wrong when Hamas does it? Cool.

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trisul-108 Apr 2, 2026 +5

Yes, he is imitating Hamas, Islamic State and IRGC ... that is his and Trump's mentality. They are unfit to lead a superpower, they think like underdogs.

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fuck-nazi Apr 2, 2026 +3

Army and marines finally laugh in air force

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Electrical-Act-7170 Apr 2, 2026 +5

Mama's always did that.

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Chaos-Cortex Apr 2, 2026 +4

I think it’s time to remove Kegsbreath, way past time.

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fizzlefist Apr 2, 2026 +1

He’s behaving like a Russian general.

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TheGoodKindOfPurple Apr 2, 2026 +403

Apparently that is the old WOKE rules. You know, when the U.S. was trying to convince people we were the good guys.

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Chengar_Qordath Apr 2, 2026 +121

Kegsbreath has been saying for a while now that war crimes are based and awesome, actually.

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TransiTorri Apr 2, 2026 +79

If Democrats manage to retake the reigns of power, Hegseth should be handed to the international community to stand trial for his war crimes, along with others that assisted in carrying them out.

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Deadleggg Apr 2, 2026 +36

You'd need to elect actual socialists for that to happen.

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Chengar_Qordath Apr 2, 2026 +17

I already wish we could do that, but if we could get war crimes trials out of it too…

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TheGoodKindOfPurple Apr 2, 2026 +10

Best we can do is a democrat dressed like Gerald Ford.

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c3p-bro Apr 2, 2026 +2

Socialists would end up putting each other on trial for not being the right kind of socialist

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Deadleggg Apr 2, 2026 +1

Accountability isnt a bad thing.

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justdoubleclick Apr 2, 2026 +1

Best they could do were elect the reincarnation of national socialists..

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keepthepace Apr 2, 2026 +5

Please just rejoin the ICC. GWB left it and no president after him considered important to rejoin.

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NibittyShibbitz Apr 2, 2026 +3

I think he said something about ignoring the stupid rules of engagement.

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iamstephen1128 Apr 2, 2026 +5

nO mOrE tEpID lEgAliTy!!!

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froses Apr 2, 2026 +4

We’re lethal now! And lethal warriors stay at the Holiday inn express!

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IpeeEhh_Phanatic Apr 2, 2026 +144

Hegseth in prison is going to be euphoric once his trial completes

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Adultery Apr 2, 2026 +89

Did Henry Kissinger ever get placed in handcuffs or a jail cell? What about the people that lied about WMDs in Iraq?

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So_HauserAspen Apr 2, 2026 +46

I hate this truth

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joegetto Apr 2, 2026 +11

Exactly.

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tekani11 Apr 2, 2026 +24

I'm gonna be constantly drunk from the sheer amount of celebrations required.

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Prayer_Warrior21 Apr 2, 2026 +37

I'm going to be constantly drunk from the letdowns.

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bigmike2k3 Apr 2, 2026 +9

Hegseth is going to be constantly drunk… because that’s just what he does. Honestly, I hope he sees every he holds dear crumble to dust before he finally drinks himself away from this earthly realm…

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ilevelconcrete Apr 2, 2026 +16

There will never be a trial, he’s going to live the rest of his cirrhosis-shortened life in luxury because the Dems have no spine.

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ratbaby86 Apr 2, 2026 +12

Stop it. Don't act as if you have no agency -- that's a large part of why we are experiencing our current democratic backslide. We all have agency and Americans have a responsibility to use it.

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livy-aurelia Apr 2, 2026 +3

are you joking lmao?? what agency do we have? and do not say “call your rep!!” what options do us normal civilians have to possibly charge hegseth right now. where the hell is my agency?

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ratbaby86 Apr 2, 2026 +1

See below and stop being so soft. Organize locally, get to know your neighbors and understand what resources you collectively have at your disposal to act accordingly.

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livy-aurelia Apr 2, 2026 +1

i’m a trans woman living in a deep south tiny shithole town who’s had threats of beating and hanging you don’t know me. my “neighbors” f****** hate me and there are 0 leftist orgs within 400 miles of me.

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ratbaby86 Apr 2, 2026 +1

I was born and raised in the Bible belt, living here now taking care of my 90 year old grandmother and am a single queer woman without a job and an entire MAGA family. We can continue to play a game of race to the bottom or you can continue to victimize yourself and give away your agency. It's up to you. Im simply asking you to keep your nihilist comments to yourself because it's helping no one.

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TheFairVirgin Apr 3, 2026 +1

Hey man, I know it's the good fight and all that, but you're coming in a lil hot. Like, this is just some lady, mate. If you took this kind of energy to any irl political conversation with a perfect stranger, it would be harassment.

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SubtleRedditIcon Apr 2, 2026

You aren't helping anyone either with these sob stories. You give like 2 maybe 3 examples of what we can do and they have proven ineffective. Democrats have no spine. I changed parties to independent because I don't want to be associated with either of these coward-driven groups. Hell, I haven't voted in over 16 years because it doesn't matter. Edit: Also, downvotes mean nothing either. It literally has zero impact on things.

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ratbaby86 Apr 2, 2026

Lol, I just saw your comment so it wasnt me downvoting you. I didnt realize I was supposed to provide you with a full list of all the things you can do in these times but you're welcome to visit DSA sites, 50501, etc. You are clearly just angry that you're to mentally weak to sacrifice your comfort for your freedoms. The "I havent voted" comment being a part of your argument tells me everything I need to know. Continue to drown in your misery and learned helplessness. The rest of us will be fighting for your freedoms regardless. Take care.

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SubtleRedditIcon Apr 2, 2026 +1

"the rest of us" LOL who? No one is doing a thing to prevent this country from failing.

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SubtleRedditIcon Apr 2, 2026

LOL Act locally. LOL You are so out of touch. God I bet your signs at no kings really made an impact. The country is gone and it has been.

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SubtleRedditIcon Apr 2, 2026

What? You don't get it. The people in charge don't care about what the average US citizen thinks or wants. Fantasy land is in your head. Reality is here. We are corrupt and there is no turning back. Look at any other country that has undergone this radicalization.

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ratbaby86 Apr 2, 2026

Ok, the sit around feeling helpless. Just dont think you're edgy or original for being a weak-willed, unimaginative nihilist who instead of taking action to change things, wants to bring others down into the ditch with you.

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Wurm42 Apr 2, 2026

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Baby_Rhino Apr 2, 2026 +2

Jesus Christ, you're really gonna get out the pitchforks for Dems not being hard enough on MAGA rather than for MAGA themselves???

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livy-aurelia Apr 2, 2026

we ELECT THEM TO DO THAT STUFF FOR US BECAUSE WE CANT. it’s their f****** JOB.

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TheNatural14063 Apr 2, 2026 +2

*Kegseth

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CptHA86 Apr 2, 2026 +6

**Kegsbreath

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thejimbo56 Apr 2, 2026 +1

I’ll be euphoric. You’ll be euphoric. Hegseth? Unlikely.

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Chaos-Cortex Apr 2, 2026 +1

That’s too easy, needs more than jail.

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37853688544788 Apr 2, 2026 +1

Let’s do it. Please.

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Andovars_Ghost Apr 2, 2026 +79

‘Make an effort?’ JFC! That’s what the ships and bases are for. Let me guess, the hotels are giving a kickback to Trump.

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machuitzil Apr 2, 2026 +28

Well see, they were bombing the bases so we... evacuated them and checked into the Hilton..? This is how Hegseth plays Offense. Trust me bro.

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myotheraccount559 Apr 2, 2026 +3

The US has been putting the military in hotels for decades.

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ygg_studios Apr 2, 2026 +10

not as a staging area in a warzone

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myotheraccount559 Apr 2, 2026 +3

Hell, even the article mentions this: "However, the manual also says it may not always be feasible to do so in cases where forces are “housed in populated areas to take advantage of existing facilities.”" The military is moving 10s of thousands of people to the Middle East and doesn't have the facilities for them. So they get hotels. This is normal. Generally they rent out the whole hotel. IF they were moving people out of barracks into hotels to hide them, then yes that wouldn't be allowed, but there is nothing to show this is the case

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myotheraccount559 Apr 2, 2026

In missile range? Sure they have.

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Andovars_Ghost Apr 2, 2026 +2

I know, I was quartered in one during the first Yugoslav war, but I was Air Force and we like to (usually) park our jets and people outside the active war zone when possible. Still, we have built up some serious military infrastructure in the region and should be making use of that over dispersing troops among the civilian population.

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numba1cyberwarrior Apr 2, 2026 -2

The comments don't care about that. They want to pretend that every single tactical level decision is personally being made by Hegseth

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myotheraccount559 Apr 2, 2026 +1

Right? Like, Hegseth is a shit SecDef, but the people on this sublistnook pretending they know the first thing about how the military operates is just funny. Generally what the military does in cases where they might be targeted is rent the whole building.

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numba1cyberwarrior Apr 2, 2026 +1

It's always hilarious when the internet starts talking about a subject that you actually know about. You then realize that the internet doesn't know what it's talking about and 99% of the subjects that you probably read about are also filled with misinformation.

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keninsd Apr 2, 2026 +49

"US Moves Troops to Hotels in Middle East – Seemingly in Violation of its Own Rules of War..." All Trump hotels by any chance??

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Latter_Highway9539 Apr 2, 2026 +4

not yet

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DeuceGnarly Apr 2, 2026 +13

The orange idiot is a real estate a****** who built hotels.

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JaronJervis Apr 2, 2026 +21

I remember 15 years ago when it was considered a 'conspiracy theory' to believe the US is a terrorist nation. Now we prove it everyday.

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keepthepace Apr 2, 2026 +5

US has been a rogue nation for a while now

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ElSanchoGrande Apr 2, 2026 +9

I mean Kegsbreath has already indicated if not outright said he couldn’t care less about any rules when it comes to war fighting.

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keepthepace Apr 2, 2026 +3

Which is actually a serious reason why nations who signed the treaty of Rome can't help US legally in this conflict.

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SlurReal Apr 2, 2026 +7

“Booking.com regrets to inform you that unless your room was hit by a projectile we do not issue refunds for your hotel being turned into military barracks.”

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DeadlyYellow Apr 2, 2026 +5

Weren't they complaining about Hamas using civilian centers and how it was completely justified for Israel to bomb them last year?

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skipjac Apr 2, 2026 +11

We stayed in hotels a lot in Gulf war one and Bosnia

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musashisamurai Apr 2, 2026 +4

While within range of Scuds launched by Saddam? Just wondering, never heard of this practice during the Gulf War.

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Lev559 Apr 2, 2026 +5

Yes. And yes. You never heard of it because you aren't in the military

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C_Ironfoundersson Apr 2, 2026 +4

look at that post history, it's like someone asked ChatGPT to create the most unemployed person on Earth.

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C_Ironfoundersson Apr 2, 2026 +3

I could not be more obviously talking about the person you're replying to. Settle down 0311

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Lev559 Apr 2, 2026 +2

Ahh my bad lol. Wasn't paying attention. Honestly I generally try to stay away from commenting on posts like this because of how much they annoy me since it's a bunch of people who have never been in the military. Never been deployed. Never fought in anything.... and yet they think they understand the UCMJ, OPLANs, and the LAW based on a headline 😑. Sorry if I came off aggressive

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C_Ironfoundersson Apr 2, 2026 +1

I stick to military subs where uninformed morons are a hell of a lot easier to spot and the community very quickly tells them to f*** off. A default like this is just asking for every idiot teen with a laptop to start spouting opinions.

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musashisamurai Apr 2, 2026 -1

Someone's cranky today. Did the dingos eat your baby?

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RoosterMedical Apr 2, 2026 +7

So Hegseth’s steely eyed crusaders want room service and to be able to take a c*** indoors.

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darksunshaman Apr 2, 2026 +3

Lethality!

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mediocre_remnants Apr 2, 2026 +31

So we're basically Hamas now? Soon we'll be putting soldiers in hospitals and schools.

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Inculta666 Apr 2, 2026 +8

“Now”?

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KremBruhleh Apr 2, 2026 +1

I'm not defending the U.S. or Hamas, but this rule "that you have to distinguish yourself from civilians" is only ever followed when you have an upper hand or your troops and equipment are not easily targeted at their bases or shelters. Making yourselves obvious when there is no room or no better place to hide, is militarily unwise. When push comes to shove, I hate to make this point when it is suddenly the U.S.'s turn while their bases are bombed, but here you go. Not that I think the U.S. doesn't obviously have better options with their global presence, hotels in their case is hubris, reckless, and lazy.

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RobutNotRobot Apr 2, 2026 +4

There's a number of reasons why this is stupid. Force protection is actually lower because you can't fortify a hotel. You are creating a military target out of a civilian building. You are also lowering responsiveness, because hotels aren't exactly going to be as close to duty responsibilities as a base. But we should really know that this is being done because the US has abandoned a number of bases in the region due to inability to defend them.

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Dudeus-Maximus Apr 2, 2026 +9

We have been doing that shit for years.

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JAAAMBOOO Apr 2, 2026 +5

When Iran was actively shooting missiles throughout the area?

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Dudeus-Maximus Apr 2, 2026 +3

Anytime anyone might possibly want to shoot at us.

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JAAAMBOOO Apr 2, 2026 -1

So yes or no?

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Dudeus-Maximus Apr 2, 2026 +5

I didn’t typo.

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myotheraccount559 Apr 2, 2026 +1

When other countries were? Yes.

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BruhNuhway Apr 2, 2026 +2

Excuse me sir this is listnook and people are trying to be outraged.

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JaronJervis Apr 2, 2026 +7

>Mitigating civilian casualties is a main pillar of the U.S. rules of war as well as the Geneva Conventions. Forces are not to target civilians unnecessarily and are asked to do what they can to ensure civilians are kept out of harm's way. >Section II of the U.S. Law of War states that parties in conflict should “physically separate, as feasible, their military objectives from civilian population and other protected persons and objects.” Apologists for fascist terrorism like yourself should read a bit more.

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BruhNuhway Apr 2, 2026 +4

Everytime ive been "deployed" to that area (5 times) I stayed in a hotel. Shout out to the Golden Tulip and the Gulf Hotel. loser

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Target880 Apr 2, 2026

That is not an excuse.

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Dudeus-Maximus Apr 2, 2026 +1

And it’s not presented as one. Just a statement of fact.

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tiredofwrenches Apr 2, 2026 +6

Our new fox host of War never realized that we have to have a place for the soldiers to sleep, oh yeah and food they're gonna need food. Is there door dash in Iraq? We can just get mcdonalds,delivered. Yeah that'll work. Now on to the important stuff. Does my hair look good?

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AllGarbage Apr 2, 2026 +4

Clearly the whole “logistics wins wars” thing is lost on him.

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KLGChaos Apr 2, 2026 +3

If Trump and his cronies actually cared about the rules of war, we wouldn't even be there. They only care about two things. Lining their own pockets and massacring or enslaving everyone who isn't like them.

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bicountryman Apr 2, 2026 +2

Very well put

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Specialist-Mud4150 Apr 2, 2026 +2

It’s almost like Hegseth doesn’t really care about civilian casualties in these host countries. Might be part of that Christian crusader warrior ethos of his.

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RF-Guye Apr 2, 2026 +2

As a 2A453...once upon a time, I worked balls 5 on that exact Ramp. PSAB sucked in the late 90's but not like this, F*** Trump!

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MyMudEye Apr 2, 2026 +2

There are no civilians, everyone is a human shield or collateral damage. See 'war' for more information.

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simpleflavors1 Apr 2, 2026 +2

If you don't have safe bases, then you don't send troops there.

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trotwood95 Apr 2, 2026 +2

Didn’t we rebel against the British for quartering soldiers in our houses?

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witchofpain Apr 2, 2026 +2

Got an entire amendment out of it.

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myotheraccount559 Apr 2, 2026 +1

A hotel isn't a house. The hotel can literally deny service if they wish

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fffan9391 Apr 2, 2026 +2

So doing what Israel accuses Hamas of doing every time they blow up a school or hospital.

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thatirishguyyyyy Apr 2, 2026 +2

Now the US is using civilians as human shields?

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Kingy10 Apr 2, 2026 +2

Crowne Plaza, Fontana Towers, and Seef Millennium Tower were all hit in Bahrain because there were suspected US personnel in them.

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baconmashwbrownsugar Apr 2, 2026 +2

Israel thinks it is okay to level that hotel now

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Relevant-Doctor187 Apr 2, 2026 +3

lol and someone was screaming at me when I said they were not preparing logistically and would have troops sleeping wherever a week ago. They really think this will be a little adventure.

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HolyToast666 Apr 2, 2026 +2

But STILL no money for Universal Healthcare?

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SurroundTiny Apr 2, 2026 +5

They're like Hamas

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Automatic-Glass-5014 Apr 2, 2026 +2

So they need that additional $20 billion for room service?

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v2_in_my_gym Apr 2, 2026 +3

Wait was the Iran Lego propaganda video about killing troops in hotels true?

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Old_Channel44 Apr 2, 2026 +3

Using civilians as human shields? What a bunch of cowards. Go and fight your enemy and stop hiding

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GoneSilent Apr 2, 2026 +2

incoming room service scandal.... troops now demand lobster rolls?

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ZambeziPirate Apr 2, 2026 +2

Human shields!

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Carpenterdon Apr 2, 2026 +2

Can you say "Human shields".....

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restore_democracy Apr 2, 2026 +2

Using human shields. If the hotels accept them, then they’re legitimate military targets, I suppose.

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loriwilley Apr 2, 2026 +2

They don't want to mitigate casualties, they want to increase them. They like to hurt and kill people.

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Whats4dinner Apr 2, 2026 +2

Is this because our bases have been obliterated? Do they have nowhere else to stay?

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HiDHSiknowyouwatchme Apr 2, 2026 +2

So the odd truth about this is that it's a LOT cheaper for the military to live off of the economy like this than it is to build barracks that sit unused eating up maintenance spending on a "what if we need them one day" rational. So, while they should really be renting entire hotels to move the civilians, putting soldiers in hotel rooms IS the surge plan. This isn't malicious. This is how our government houses troops in situations like this.

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MercilessOcelot Apr 2, 2026 +3

I don't think people are understanding that the only thing personnel are doing is sleeping at the hotel. When they are working, they head back to the base. This can only be done in places where the host nation permits it. It's been a standard practice for decades. I think most folks on Listnook are too young to remember the [Khobar Towers bombing](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khobar_Towers_bombing?wprov=sfla1). After the first Gulf War, the US enacted a no-fly zone in Iraq. Khobar Towers, a housing complex in Saudi Arabia, housed some US and coalition members involved in Operation Southern Watch. Hezbollah detonated a vehicle-born IED and killed 19 people and injured 500 more. I see the other side of this though. There is no intent to use civilians as a human shield, but that intent doesn't really matter when at the end of the day we have soldiers among the population in a shooting war. Modern conflicts make it more difficult to separate out military from civilians. If, god forbid, there was an attack on US soil, would a soldier living in his off-base apartment be "using civilians as himan shields"? Most military members in the US live off-base among civilians.

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rooftopgoblin Apr 2, 2026 +2

no, its just a war crime to use civilians as human shields

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Slow-Reputation-961 Apr 2, 2026 -1

Nope.

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myotheraccount559 Apr 2, 2026 +3

Yes. Good lord. Just don't talk if you don't know how the military actually operates

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Slow-Reputation-961 Apr 2, 2026

Don't need to know how the military works to know theyre using another countries civilians as human shields.

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Slow-Reputation-961 Apr 2, 2026

Don't need to know how the military works to know theyre using another countries civilians as human shields.

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witchofpain Apr 2, 2026 -2

Bullshit. They are clearly in retreat. So abandon the base and move our troops back to a base that is out of range.

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rat_penis Apr 2, 2026 +1

Are they trump hotels?

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Calvin_Ball_86 Apr 2, 2026 +1

Just fascist things.

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-motts- Apr 2, 2026 +1

Maybe putting a drunken faux news host in charge of the military wasn’t the best idea

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commandrix Apr 2, 2026 +1

On the other hand, it's still one step up from forcing civilians to house troops in their private homes.

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Kendal_with_1_L Apr 2, 2026 +1

Clown show.

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Ok-Alarm7257 Apr 2, 2026 +1

So it's a TDY mission now? Per diem and hotels being covered by us I'm sure

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riko77can Apr 2, 2026 +1

I would normally view such a thing as a desperation tactic… that the Americans are doing it has raised an eyebrow.

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stickybond009 Apr 2, 2026 +1

Are you a Marriott Bonvoy member?

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Initial-Lead-2814 Apr 2, 2026 +1

another ugly thing were doing, go ahead oath takers defend this or how Iran relates to the constitution you swore the oath to

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Illustrious_Bad_2980 Apr 2, 2026 +1

War. Now with continental breakfast

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dirufa Apr 2, 2026 +1

Pussies, cowards, hypocrite

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BritTheBret Apr 2, 2026 +1

I’m going to break all my mirrors to avoid seeing the monster i have become.

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Shinobi-0013 Apr 2, 2026 +1

That’s because they want the excuse to obliterate Iran by saying they are blowing up civilian infrastructure. Giving them the perfect excuse that’s how the government works.

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RemoveStatus8603 Apr 2, 2026 +1

Did they really just move troops without setting up barracks for all of them?

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Jeveran Apr 2, 2026 +1

Do, who owns the hotels there to overcharge the troops & line their pockets?

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myotheraccount559 Apr 2, 2026 +1

Normally yeah

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korelin Apr 2, 2026 +1

What's the insurance like on those hotels?

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ccjohns2 Apr 2, 2026 +1

Here’s another example of the idiocy of white supremacy destroying itself. Trump and friends can’t read and don’t care about rules. They don’t care about rules of engagement, of war, or even the constitution. They’re doing whatever they want because they’re “ yt”. The world is seeing first hand America crumble because mediocre yt men would rather fill positions of importance with their unqualified ranks rather than qualified individuals that look or think differently than they do. The entire world should stop doing all business with America until it fixes it white supremacy problems

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cutshop Apr 2, 2026 +1

Operation Human Shield

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uksid1976 Apr 2, 2026 +1

Let me guess, hotels are owned by Trump donors?

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arwinda Apr 2, 2026 +1

Rules? Rules are for looses, not for Hegseth. /s

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blackberu Apr 2, 2026 +1

Department of war hiding behind human shields. Is that this new « warrior culture » Hegseth spoke about?

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M23707 Apr 2, 2026 +1

Just add it to the list for the Nuremberg Trial. These people treat human life like a commodity … almost as bad as their slave owning ancestors.

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roller_coaster325 Apr 2, 2026 +1

Shouldn’t Peter build underground shelters for the troops? This way they are safe and so are the civilians in the hotels.

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Notgreygoddess Apr 2, 2026 +1

Y’all’s white hats are looking awfully dirty there pardner.

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highinthemountains Apr 2, 2026 +1

Kegsbreath says there aren’t any rules of engagement anymore

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Memitim Apr 2, 2026 +1

The boat I was stationed on carried less than 1000 people normally, but over 3000 people while deployed. I participated in a couple of joint service ops that had a shitload of people staged in an open area with tents and other temp shelters. The military has plenty of mobile capacity for troops that does not require having them move into a civilian area during a hot war, so this sure seems like an intentional choice.

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AdHopeful3801 Apr 2, 2026 +1

Hegseth did promise us war crimes. It's one of the few promises he could make I'd believe he would carry through.

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Top-Smile6419 Apr 2, 2026 +1

This leaves our troops open for attacks. Which may be used to justify stronger action. :(

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sublime_cheese Apr 2, 2026 +1

They know no rules.

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Happy_Feet333 Apr 3, 2026 +1

Just remember, if you thought it was alright for Hamas and Hezbollah to place their forces in civilian buildings, you preemptively allowed America to do the same. And if you didn't think it's a war crime to do so then, you preemptively stated it's not a war crime now. \--- Now, if you realize it is a war crime... then you have a lot of crow to eat. And a lot of apologies to make.

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RaiJolt2 Apr 2, 2026 +1

America copying hamas’s rules like they haven’t spent the past 3 years seeing why that’s a a VERY bad idea. Idiots.

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Flamebrush Apr 2, 2026 +1

I thought only terrorists did shit like that.

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FloridaGirlNikki Apr 2, 2026 +1

That sounds like something Hamas would do.

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Red_Wing-GrimThug Apr 2, 2026 +1

Petes Warriors need cozy beds

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Due_Dragonfly377 Apr 2, 2026 +1

I guess the US military using human shields is mitigating casualties - their own.

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TomKansasCity Apr 2, 2026

Hey, the bad guys don't play fair, so why should we. And this move SAVES AMERICAN LIVES.

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Holden_Coalfield Apr 2, 2026

I remember the marines in the hotel in Beirut

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Happy_Feet333 Apr 3, 2026 +1

You mean barracks. Or are you trying to lie about the bombing?

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subguru Apr 2, 2026 -1

Iran, Hezbollah, etc. use those tactics. Why shouldn't we when we're in their neighborhood?

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wisockamonster Apr 2, 2026 -2

This is very common for U.S. troops. I’ve stayed in hotels, even a convention center over seas under the Biden admin. Not news

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Primetimemongrel Apr 2, 2026 +4

Shit we were in a war during Biden?

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myotheraccount559 Apr 2, 2026 +2

Yes. Are you kidding me?

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