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0 pointsKaiserPro1mo ago0 comments

Unless I missed something, Only Hegseth was promising no quarter (ie war crimes)

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We should be clear that Hegseth is not an officer in the US military, and this is clearly an illegal order. The fact that he has fired the JAGs who would tell him that is unsurprising, but does not change the facts. Any such killings would expose the individuals to a USMCJ Article 118 charge.

swyx1mo ago

he what? this is on the record?

gherkinnn1mo ago

From 2024:

"In 2024’s The War on Warriors, Hegseth argues at length that US forces should ignore the Geneva conventions and other elements of international law governing the conduct of war."

“'What if we treated the enemy the way they treated us?” he asks. “Would that not be an incentive for the other side to reconsider their barbarism? Hey, Al Qaeda: if you surrender, we might spare your life. If you do not, we will rip your arms off and feed them to hogs.'”

He wrote a book in which he openly advocates for war crimes. Maybe, just maybe, it pays to believe him.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/25/pete-hegseth...

ExoticPearTree1mo ago

Yes, he said it in front of reporters at a Pentagon briefing.

piperswe1mo ago

https://www.war.gov/News/Transcripts/Transcript/Article/4434...

> Our response? We will keep pressing. We will keep pushing, keep advancing, no quarter, no mercy for our enemies.

KaiserProOP1mo ago

https://www.war.gov/News/Transcripts/Transcript/Article/4434...

> Our response? We will keep pressing. We will keep pushing, keep advancing, no quarter, no mercy for our enemies.

March 13, 2026

tootie1mo ago

He probably said "no quarter" because it sounds cool and doesn't really know what it means. The most ironic part is how he is an avowed Christian warrior and says "no mercy" when mercy figures pretty prominently in Christianity.

andrewflnr1mo ago

For what it's worth, he probably didn't know what he was saying.

(slop has been around longer than LLMs)

alkonaut1mo ago

It’s the one constant about this administration: you’re always wondering ”is this incompetence by not knowing what they’re saying or incompetence where they know what they’re saying”

voganmother421mo ago

What is this worth?

andrewflnr1mo ago

Dark comedy mostly.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse

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angry_octet1mo ago

swyx1mo ago

he what? this is on the record?

gherkinnn1mo ago

From 2024:

"In 2024’s The War on Warriors, Hegseth argues at length that US forces should ignore the Geneva conventions and other elements of international law governing the conduct of war."

He wrote a book in which he openly advocates for war crimes. Maybe, just maybe, it pays to believe him.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/25/pete-hegseth...

ExoticPearTree1mo ago

Yes, he said it in front of reporters at a Pentagon briefing.

piperswe1mo ago

https://www.war.gov/News/Transcripts/Transcript/Article/4434...

> Our response? We will keep pressing. We will keep pushing, keep advancing, no quarter, no mercy for our enemies.

KaiserProOP1mo ago

https://www.war.gov/News/Transcripts/Transcript/Article/4434...

> Our response? We will keep pressing. We will keep pushing, keep advancing, no quarter, no mercy for our enemies.

March 13, 2026

tootie1mo ago

andrewflnr1mo ago

For what it's worth, he probably didn't know what he was saying.

(slop has been around longer than LLMs)

alkonaut1mo ago

It’s the one constant about this administration: you’re always wondering ”is this incompetence by not knowing what they’re saying or incompetence where they know what they’re saying”

voganmother421mo ago

What is this worth?

andrewflnr1mo ago

Dark comedy mostly.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse