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It was a legitimate target for sure. Trying to make a deal out of this ship is just stupid. You have far better cases to be made with the school's that were hit.
The fact it's now confirmed they informed Sri Lanka of the sinking and sailors in distress removes that aspect of a potential war crime as well.
As to the articles mentioning of mysteriously broken legs. I don't think that's a particularly big mystery... when the floor accelerates that quickly into you feet first. Broken legs are to be expected.
Think of it this way. The ship had been engaged in what was essentially a diplomatic mission, supposedly unarmed though I guess we'll never know. The US was also a participant in this function. They waited until it was over and the Iranian ship was heading home, then killed them. This was certainly treacherous, and arguably perfidious. Definitely an atrocity in my book. Perhaps not technically a war crime, but too close for comfort. May the captain and crew of the American submarine meet a watery grave
It's a cowardly strike. I'm not arguing with you there. All I'm saying is that everyone was up and about it being a warcrime. Which it wasn't.
It is arguably a war crime, though. Not cut and dry, but certainly arguable due to the context of it having been at a mutually-attended fleet exercise - this would bestow protections, at least while at the exercise, if not after. Feels like we'll need to slightly amend the laws of war once this is over.
"Trying to make a deal out of this ship is just stupid. You have far better cases to be made with the school's that were hit."
2 things can be bad to varying degrees. Nuance and context are things.
For sure. I suppose I just don't get why everyone is making a fuzz over the ship when every single country would do the same.
War is not a game.
absolutely not a legitimate target. Especially during an illegal war.
Its a warship. Of course its a legitimate target.
I understand you dislike the action that took place. I also think it was cowardly. But it simply does not change the fact that warships are legitimate targets in war.
Regardless of what the USA would like to call it or if it had congressional approval or not.