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by JumpCrisscross 104 days ago
> Can someone explain why this is being downvoted?

It's not relevant. We have no evidence one of the nutters ordered the strike. Which makes the far more likely answer of fuckup/collateral damage in the course of a major bombing campaign a good default.

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Hegseth is religious radical who invites religious radicals to speak to troops. He is the head of the operation and openly promotes "maximum lethality, rules of engagement are stupid, we dont do defenders we do warriors" philosophy.

So, imo there us a relationship between "religious nutter" leading department of war and army not being bothered with bombing schools or hospitals.

At a future time it may become apparent that these events are linked in some way. It's too early to pin them together for sure, but I don't see a problem with raising awareness.
> It's too early to pin them together for sure, but I don't see a problem with raising awareness

It's baseless speculation. That isn't fodder for thoughtful discussion, particulary when framed as a statement versus a question.

I'm seeing this more as filing under "potentially relevant" rather than explicit speculation, but I can see your point. Thanks for the clarification.