Afghanistan: Civilian deaths from U.S. military operations have been significant, with incidents such as the deaths of two detainees at Bagram in 2002 due to torture[2][4].
Iraq: Civilian casualties peaked in 2006 with over 29,000 deaths. Between 2003 and 2024, civilian deaths fluctuated, with many unaccounted for due to the chaotic nature of war[7].
Drone Strikes: U.S. drone strikes in countries like Pakistan, Yemen, and Somalia have caused numerous civilian deaths, though exact numbers are debated[3][4].
Alleged War Crimes
Torture: The use of "enhanced interrogation techniques" (e.g., waterboarding) at facilities like Guantanamo Bay and CIA black sites has been widely condemned as violations of the Geneva Conventions[2].
Bagram Facility: Inhumane treatment and torture led to the deaths of two Afghan detainees in 2002. Military coroners ruled these homicides[2].
Maiwand District Killings: A "Kill Team" of U.S. soldiers murdered Afghan civilians between 2009–2010 and collected body parts as trophies[2].
Extraordinary Renditions: Suspected terrorists were transferred to third countries for interrogation under questionable conditions[2].
Calling a comment about rachel fucking maddow on lemmy 'holding our leaders accountable' is straight up pathetic shit. Go actually do something or find a new tune to sing.
Sometimes it's okay to discuss things and consider them from a different angle than the one you're used to. It can help give you a new perspective on things. Broadening your understanding of things.
The Battle of Stalingrad ended on February 2, 1943, with the surrender of German forces after months of intense fighting, marking a major turning point in World War II.
D-Day occurred on June 6, 1944, marking the Allied invasion of Nazi-occupied France.
Your response to me only makes sense if you think I am saying that the Soviets could have beaten the Nazis on their own with no lend lease program or the British holding out against the Nazis.
Am I saying that? Can you quote one of the sections of my comments that is giving you that impression?
If you would stop getting defensive for no reason and actually read my comments, maybe you'll actually be able to understand what I am saying?
Let me lay it out, as clear as fucking possible for you:
Americans provided material support to allies fighting the nazis
The goal of this is not to stop fascist ideology, but to keep the status quo maintained in Europe and Asia
The Soviets win Stalingrad and begin pushing west. Nazi defeat is all but inevitable.
American inaction here would result in a red german and red france. Possibly even red Italy and the overthrowing of Franco's fascist regime in Spain.
Americans prioritize victory in Europe over the Pacific, even though the Japanese navy is the bigger threat to them.
Ergo:
It's not the defeat of fascism that the Americans were interested in, it was maintaining a status quo and preventing communism from spreading through Europe
THANK YOU AND GOD BLESS THE UNITED STATRS OF AMERICA
I'm not saying America was pro-nazi (though some were). I'm saying the US could've fought Japan and just continued to fund the Soviets. The red army was more than up to the task of sweeping through every country held by the Nazis after they broke them in the East.
They didn't though, they prioritized victory in Europe ahead of victory in the Pacific. That is because they were racing against the communists to liberate as much as Europe as they could. They were already planning for the next war.
Remember how the justification for nuking civilians in Japan was so American soldiers didn't have to give their lives taking the island? So why sacrifice American lives in Europe if you know the USSR is months away from totally steamrolling Nazi Germany? There has to be a geopolitical reason.
They really are doing everything they can to get labor costs down. This tight labor market these last few years must have been driving the upper class insane.
I would go as far to say the reason they did d-day wasn't to defeat the nazis, but to liberate as much of western europe as they could before the soviets set up social republics in france and the netherlands.
I hope his last years are spent in agony. I hope the nurses let him stew in a shit filled diaper for weeks on end. I hope they don't feed him. I hope he has to endure unending bed lice and shingles.
It's tough when she's really turned on and there's just so much juices pouring out that they're getting in your mouth and down your throat and you're just trying not to gag 🤢
USSR did the same thing, definitely not an exclusively American sin