Subject: Re: Weaponized government on steroids
More than just “plainly illegal. It’s an actual war crime.

Quibble. "A bombing intended to kill people in the Caribbean, outside the context of a legally recognized "armed conflict," would
not be considered a "war crime" but would likely amount to extrajudicial murder under domestic and international human rights law."

Thus, I want the US to bring the charges, not the ICC. I'd have a show trial and sacrifice Hegsdeath, ignore the rest of the military, but underscore with them that next time we won't, they have to be willing to step down and not carry out that order. That may be why they saved the survivors of the submarine (it could get very complicated). But that's me, YMMV.

If we attack the mainland, I'd have to rethink all of that. :)