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applegrove

(134,156 posts) Sun Jul 12, 2026, 11:50 PM Sunday

Lethality became the Department of War's goal, not preserving civilian lives

#ICYMI: We found that a recently developed Defense Department program was meant to reduce civilian harm during military operations.

But months before the Iran war, the mission was dissolved as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth made â€œlethalityâ€ a top priority.
— ProPublica (@propublica.org) 2026-07-13T00:30:09.844Z

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Lethality became the Department of War's goal, not preserving civilian lives (Original Post) applegrove Sunday OP

'Kill them all....' pfitz59 Yesterday #1

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1. 'Kill them all....'

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Mon Jul 13, 2026, 12:05 AM

Yesterday

'.... and let God sort them out.' Seems to be the plan.

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