Tim Kaine: “The Defense Department's own law of war manual specifically…”

“I think all of these operations are illegal because there's been no congressional vote to authorize war in the Caribbean, the Pacific, north, or against Venezuela. So let's start there. But let's drill down on the second strike. The Defense Department's own law of war manual specifically says that it would be illegal to shoot survivors of a shipwreck. And we have prosecuted people from the Nuremberg trial forward. If they attack wounded combatants on the field, you do not have a license to wantonly slaughter wounded combatants.” (00:33–00:42)

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