So if a country engages in a war of aggression, and everyone knows that its aggressive warfare

[howard112211]

and all the information about it is out there, available in the public domain, for whoever it may concern, and no sane person denies that the war is not a war of defense but a war of aggression, are people who, despite the situation being as it is, sign up to fight in this war, guilty to the full extent, as much as the leaders who set the war in motion?

I think yes. Hell yes, actually. There is no doubt about it.

[qazplm]

1. so let me make sure i understand your argument

Private Snuffy, sitting in basic training right now, is guilty of war crimes because Bush invaded Iraq a decade ago?

[niyad]

3. yes, because snuffy could have done the research and known that he has signed up to fight illegal,

unjust, immoral wars based on lies. the fact that snuffy may be from a poor neighborhood with few options does not change the fact that he is complicit

[leftstreet]

2. ...

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