(06-11-2017, 06:50 AM)Kotite Wrote: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/chec...and-syria/

Sure there's international humanitarian law that says this shouldn't be done as it can cause chemical burns on civilians that go to the bone, but "he's new to this," so let's just watch how this gets ignored or excused. Because if Obama did this, you would also hear crickets.

I read the article you linked, and I would say your headline " US Military Uses White Phosphorus in Densely Populated Areas of Mosul" is unfair.  

This: 

"U.S. Army Col. Ryan Dillon, a spokesman for the U.S.-led coalition fighting in Iraq and Syria, would not confirm the use of the munition but said in an email that the U.S. military uses it in “accordance with the law of armed conflict” and that white phosphorus rounds are “used for screening, obscuring, and marking in a way that fully considers the possible incidental effects on civilians and civilian structures.”

“The coalition takes all reasonable precautions to minimize the risk of incidental injury to non-combatants and damage to civilian structures,” he said."

And this:

"Mary Wareham, the advocacy director at Human Rights Watch’s arms division, said in email that the group is still trying to determine the veracity of the videos."

So, pardon me if I don't get all bent out of shape about this. Besides, if you really think Trump knows what white phosphorus is, you're overestimating his intelligence.

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