"No Stupid Rules of Engagement” ~Hegseth
Hegseth has "halted efforts to limit civilian deaths. People who were tracking civilian casualties have been reassigned to other jobs."
Conversations about, “What could this result in for us in terms of international law or war crimes under U.S. law?” aren’t happening.
"That puts civilians abroad at much greater risk & puts US service members at risk of being implicated in possible war crimes."
https://www.democracynow.org/2026/3/11/akbar_shahid_ahmed_iran_israel_huffpost
Democracy Now!
“No Stupid Rules of Engagement”: Ahead of Iran War, Hegseth Halted Efforts to Limit Civilian DeathsIranian authorities say the U.S. and Israel killed more than 1,300 civilians, striking over 10,000 civilian sites during the first 12 days of the war. This comes as Israel escalates attacks on Lebanon, killing at least 570 since the war began and displacing nearly 800,000 people. As President Trump dodges questions on how long the war will continue, reporting by Akbar Shahid Ahmed, senior diplomatic correspondent for HuffPost, has revealed that “a lot of the experts on international law, the laws of war, international humanitarian law have quietly been leaving the Trump administration.”
