Originally Posted by
ORAC
Only if it was deliberate, but it wasn’t.
Blame hasn’t yet been acknowledged, just a preliminary report which says the evidence points to it have been a deliberately aimed Tomahawk rather than faulty navigation or damage to the missile. Evidence suggests that old intelligence showed the building as being part of the targeted military compound, the target list not having been updated since it became a school.
https://www.nbcnews.com/world/iran/o...ool-rcna262967
Presumably a formal apology will follow the final report. What action will follow the final report remains to be seen. I would assume it would judged to be one of the things that occur in the fog of war unless someone was remiss in assessing intelligence and updating the target database.
So if it was deliberately aimed and the school was targeted because they hadn't done their homework properly - how does that not make it a war crime?
It wasn't a 'drop short' or accidental hit - and as for the knee jerk reaction from the administration that it was an Iranian own-goal can nobody tell the truth any more!!!!
What would be the reaction if (heaven forbid) an Iranian terrorist group blew up a school in DC because it use to be a DoD building but they hadn't updated their int?