A “war crime” is conduct “that violates international laws governing war.” [FN1] No definition of “war crime” is linked to exemptions for the U.S. or members of our military as inherently incapable of committing war crimes. Federal law defines “war crime.” [FN2] 1/16

Vietnam [FN3] had wide coverage by media, especially TV. G.I.s torched “hooches” w/lighters. [FN4] Weekly counts of U.S. dead, wounded & missing were alongside total body counts of NVA/Viet Cong so the American public could know the score. TV showed 2/16

corpses of babies, women & old men slaughtered at My Lai, [FN5] a war crime. Last week, 4/28 [FN6] complained: “Certain groups of people never learned a thing from Vietnam.” [FN7, 7a] I agree in part. We should have learned from Vietnam, but not what 4/28 implies. 3/16

Vietnam demonstrated the value of a free press & Lincoln’s view that, if the people know the facts, the country will be safe. Instead, since Vietnam, U.S. military leaders limit what we see. People seem glib about our military & its actions in Iran, but 4/16

our unprovoked attacks on Iran violate Article 51 of the UN Charter. [FN8] We prosecuted former leaders of Nazi Germany for war crimes, included waging war of aggression and killing innocent civilians. U.S. military personnel today are acting on illegal orders. 5/16

The Constitution requires Congress declare war. [FN9] There is no clear reason for our attacks against Iran. 4/28 writes “Our heroes should be held up high and honored... for the brave work they are doing.” [FN7, 7a] No: under the UCMJ, it is the duty of 6/16

military personnel to refuse to obey illegal orders. [FN10] U.S. military actions in Iran are illegal & our military service members carried out unprovoked attacks against another Nation. We are killing civilians. The rest of the World judges us for war crimes. 7/16

We are supposed to prosecute war crimes, not commit them. Our military personnel should not be in the position they’ve been placed, but “just following orders” was not allowed as a defense at Nuremberg or Tokyo. To say “I didn’t vote for this” has similar weight. 8/16

“We are committing war crimes” is a fact, not a mere header for an article or post. The illegal actions in Iran have to stop NOW. An oath is taken to The Constitution, not to any individual, especially one who is ineligible to hold office under 14.3. [FN11] 9/16

Footnotes:
FN1. Black’s Law Dictionary, New Pocket Edition (1996), p. 660.
FN2. 18 U.S.C. §2441. 10/16

FN3. By “Vietnam,” unless indicated otherwise, I mean U.S. military involvement in Vietnam.
FN4.“TV news shows Marines burning village,” History dot com, 11/16/09, updated 5/27 /25, accessed 5/5/26. 11/16

FN5. See, Fred L. Borch, “What Really Happened on 16 March 1968? What Lessons Have Been Learned? A Look at the My Lai Incident Fifty Years Later,” The Army Historical Foundation, accessed 1/11/26.
FN6. I’ll continue to refer to the poster as “4/28." 12/16

FN7. “So much anti-America self sabotage going on in this country it's truly treasonous. Shame on you if you just watch one news source and take it for the truth you too are part of the problem. Our heroes should be held up high and honored... 13/16

FN7a. “for the brave work they are doing. Certain groups of people never learned a thing from Vietnam. I say to those people....you disgust me. Do better. Country first ALWAYS!!!”
FN8. U.N. Charter Article 51 prohibits an unprovoked attack on another nation. The charter is a treaty that was approved by the U.S. Senate. 14/16

FN9. The Federalist No 23 (Alexander Hamilton).
FN10. Matthew Barry, “Unlawful Orders: This Article is intended to explain unlawful orders in the Military,” citing Art. 92 and Military Judges Benchbook, accessed 1/10/26. 15/16

FN11. “No person shall ... hold any office, civil or military ... who, having previously taken an oath ... to support the Constitution of the United States, shall have engaged in insurrection or rebellion...” U.S. Const. Amend 4, sec 3. 16/16