Retired military officers call Trump’s threats against Iran ‘likely war crimes’
by George Chidi from World news | The Guardian on (#74SBM)
Alarm among military observers after president says whole civilization will die tonight' if Iran ignores demands
Donald Trump's Tuesday morning comments threatening that a whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again" in Iran have raised alarms among military observers and retired officers, who called them likely war crimes".
I have to hope that this is bluster, and a negotiating tactic on his part," said retired admiral Michael Smith, who commanded a carrier strike group in the US navy. He must understand that those types of threats themselves are likely war crimes."
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