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1. sedan_baklazhan · 1790105835 · focus · HN ↗

   That is absolutely irrelevant. USA will never take responsibility. Nobody will be prosecuted. No compensations will be paid.

   1. _heimdall · 1790152804 · focus · HN ↗

      Do you expect any military to be held accountable legally and/or financially when they make a bad decision like this? It'd be great if they were, but I'd never expect it.

      1. sedan_baklazhan · 1790156889 · focus · HN ↗

         Absolutely; but that won't apply to any Western army.

         1. _heimdall · 1790167767 · focus · HN ↗

            Why western armies specifically? What countries have a history of actually holding their military to legal account for their actions?

            1. bamboozled · 1790175840 · focus · HN ↗

               Have you heard of Germany?

               1. sedan_baklazhan · 1790190604 · focus · HN ↗

                  Germany would never be held accountable unless defeated by the USSR. And even so, it was still very limited responsibility.

                  1. _heimdall · 1790205417 · focus · HN ↗

                     Japan knew this one as well. Their future would have been much different if it was the USSR in charge of the pacific after the war finally ended.

                     1. sedan_baklazhan · 1790234880 · focus · HN ↗

                        The Chinese people future would be much different (the genocide would go on) if there wasn't USSR in charge in the region.

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