[chabska]

Would you say the same about a 40 year old suburban USA dad who is a Walmart store manager, who served in the US army for 8 years in his twenties? Is that a "valid military target"? Can Iran drop a bomb on the Walmart that he works in?

[JumpCrisscross]

> a 40 year old suburban USA dad who is a Walmart store manager, who served in the US army for 8 years in his twenties?

No. But if he’s still on the Army payroll, yes?

[YeGoblynQueenne]

You can fact-check me on this if you want but soldiers on leave from active duty are not considered combatants and so are not supposed to be targeted.

There was a comment by an Israeli soldier way back at the start of the Gaza thing that stayed with me but I can't find it now of course. He was commenting on the tactic of bombing residential buildings at night with everyone inside asleep to get one Hamas operative. He said something along the lines "imagine if they came after us when we were at home on vacation" or something like that. I don't believe anyone thinks that's fair, or legitimate, or anything of the sort, it's just something that can be done, so it's done.

The way I understand the article above is that there's not even a clear motive anymore. The AI says "bomb them", so they're bombed, end of.

[tw04]

> No. But if he’s still on the Army payroll, yes?

So anyone who is collecting a military pension is a valid military target when traveling abroad and you’ll have no issues with their murder? Why am I struggling to believe you really believe that.

[urikaduri]

AFAIK terrorists dont enjoy the defenses soldiers get from the geneva convention.

And Hezbollah has consistently done worse than going after retired military men.

[chabska]

There is no legal definition of terrorist. As far as international law is concerned, those "terrorists" are civilians.

[urikaduri]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unlawful_combatant?wprov=sfla1

[chabska]

You might want to read that article carefully. It doesn't disprove what I said.

[TitaRusell]

Like a VA pension?

But you and I both know that we live in a "rules for thee not for me" world.

The outstanding hypocrisy and lies is why they hate us and international law is a joke.

[Teever]

Like with a pension?

[jimmydorry]

>"taken an administrative role"

Not GP, but no... a pension is not similar to an administrative role.

[Teever]

Wait I thought he was a city administrator?