Bloomberg Discovers War Crimes Only Exist for Non-Allies
Constitutional Accountability Center President Elizabeth Wydra raises 'serious legal questions' on Bloomberg regarding a U.S. boat strike, citing the law of naval warfare and armed conflict. This sudden concern for international law is touching, especially considering the same broadcast often features pundits defending actions by allies that critics, including UN bodies, have unequivocally labeled
as war crimes. One might wonder where this legal rigor was when, say, the IDF has been accused of disproportionate attacks on civilian infrastructure or using white phosphorus in Gaza, as reported by Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International. It appears that 'serious legal questions' are primarily reserved for incidents that don't involve recipients of massive U.S. military aid packages. While
Wydra’s concern for Secretary Hegseth's potential consequences is theoretically sound, the pattern of selective moral outrage among mainstream media and legal commentators suggests a system where accountability is a privilege, not a guarantee. The legal consequences for indiscriminate bombing only seem to 'raise questions' when the bombers aren't deemed strategically essential.