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Ted Cruz: “Electric power stations are generally recognized to be of…”

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Yeah. Well, let me read to you from the Pentagon's law of war manual. So the Pentagon has a manual on the law of war. Here's what it says. Quote, Electric power stations are generally recognized to be of sufficient importance to a state's capacity to meet its wartime needs. of communication, transport and industry, so as usually to qualify as military objectives during armed conflicts. (30:12–30:22)

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Asserts that electric power stations are considered military objectives during armed conflicts.

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