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by erdos4d 1691 days ago
> Don't forget it's a war crime to not wear a uniform during combat

lol those dudes are getting shot at with gunships and tanks and have AKs and old mines and stuff to fight back with. They should invest in uniforms to make it "fair"?

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It's not about making it fair. When soldiers dress as civilians in civilian areas during combat. It's nearly impossible to make sure a real civilian doesn't get harmed.
Unfortunately the US is well-known for actually actively engaging civilians.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rXPrfnU3G0

Whether or not that is an isolated incident is irrelevant. The US has a reputation for shooting civilians. The US media doesn't help either, often portraying soldiers shooting civilians even in fiction.