2026 US-Denmark Tensions/End of NATO

[Cloud Cover]

My social media pages are ready for any and all possibilities in stands of solidarity for those who will fight and die on my behalf - Canadians.

Liberals willing to fight until the last Conservative sort of vibes ….

 

[Jarnhamar]

Why would it be a war crime? There’s no law of war against showing photos or videos or active combat. Now, prisoners of war are supposed to have some protection “from insults and public curiosity”. How that’s defined in modern times is not super clear. But nothing prohibits the broadcasting of combat footage.

I figured using incendiary weapons to burn people to death and livestreaming it to a target audience would be considered committing “Outrages upon personal dignity, in particular humiliating and degrading treatment.”

 

[daftandbarmy]

I figured using incendiary weapons to burn people to death and livestreaming it to a target audience would be considered committing “Outrages upon personal dignity, in particular humiliating and degrading treatment.”

Kinda like...

Abu Ghraib torture and prisoner abuse - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[Jarnhamar]

Ask the Ukrainians.

I bet they commit a whole bunch of war crimes. They probably won't talk to me about it though.

 

[Cloud Cover]

I bet they commit a whole bunch of war crimes….

I’d be disappointed if they didn’t. Have we taught them nothing?

 

[Czech_pivo]

This is a deeply unappreciated post.

I try, lol.
That was the plan back around 1785. I guess there are few students of Canadian history here.

 

[brihard]

I figured using incendiary weapons to burn people to death and livestreaming it to a target audience would be considered committing “Outrages upon personal dignity, in particular humiliating and degrading treatment.”

That rule is applicable to civilians, prisoners, and otherwise hors de combat.

 

[Jarnhamar]

That rule is applicable to civilians, prisoners, and otherwise hors de combat.

Interesting. I found this on google.

Protocol I, Article 35(2)
It is prohibited to employ weapons, projectiles, or methods of warfare that cause superfluous injury or unnecessary suffering.

Does that mean we can technically employ weapons, projectiles, or methods of warfare that cause superfluous injury or unnecessary suffering against combatants, and record it to broad cast to their citizens?

 

[Altair]

Interesting. I found this on google.

Protocol I, Article 35(2)
It is prohibited to employ weapons, projectiles, or methods of warfare that cause superfluous injury or unnecessary suffering.

Does that mean we can technically employ weapons, projectiles, or methods of warfare that cause superfluous injury or unnecessary suffering against combatants, and record it to broad cast to their citizens?

Yup.

Welcome to 2026

 

[brihard]

Interesting. I found this on google.

Protocol I, Article 35(2)
It is prohibited to employ weapons, projectiles, or methods of warfare that cause superfluous injury or unnecessary suffering.

Does that mean we can technically employ weapons, projectiles, or methods of warfare that cause superfluous injury or unnecessary suffering against combatants, and record it to broad cast to their citizens?

You’d have to argue the suffering is “superfluous” or “unnecessary” rather than a shitty inevitable result of a weapon functioning as it necessarily must.

Historically this is where you see the prohibitions on expanding rounds, because this is based on the old Dum-Dum bullets that would cause ludicrously grievous wounds. Other examples include exploding bullets against personnel, poison, lots of ugly stuff. Incendiaries broadly have been argued to fall into this by some, but there’s no apparent consensus on that.

ICRC has a really great database on the customary and statutory international humanitarian laws; here’s the section on this one. https://ihl-databases.icrc.org/en/customary-ihl/v1/rule70

 

[MilEME09]

Liberals willing to fight until the last Conservative sort of vibes ….

Thats a short list then according to this

 

[Cloud Cover]

You’re making my point. I too think the Americans should make concessions to prevent further harm.
Theres only so much room in the garages of our 15 minute cities and rural barns to store abandoned Bradley’s and Abrams.

 

[Brad Sallows]

That harms their economies. Just threaten to let European companies ignore American patents, while regulating American tech tightly and launching anti-trust investigations. The ensuing stock and bond crash that follows the next day will have Republicans themselves calling for impeachment.

Every way in which the EU might unbind themselves would also unbind the US. In what way would they "regulate American tech" from afar and reach into the US? Are you proposing a cold turkey scenario where they endure whatever they must lose as a consequence?

 

[Brad Sallows]

Maybe, but never estimate European resolve individually. Today the Danish pension fund dumped 100 million in US debt which played a part in over a trillion in US wealth being wiped out

Is that actual tangible wealth destroyed, or losses on paper due to prices moving up and down?

 

[daftandbarmy]

You’re making my point. I too think the Americans should make concessions to prevent further harm.
Theres only so much room in the garages of our 15 minute cities and rural barns to store abandoned Bradley’s and Abrams.

I saw that movie!

 

[Jarnhamar]

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Thats a short list then according to this

I love this poll.

With Liberals and NDP so willing to fight we should see a large representation of them joining the military. Right?

 

[MilEME09]

I love this poll.

With Liberals and NDP so willing to fight we should see a large representation of them joining the military. Right?

49% aint bad

Half say they’d go to war for Canada, but young people far less willing to enlist - Canada volunteer military service

49% of Canadians say they’d volunteer for combat if called—only 43% of 18-34s. Pride in the Armed Forces has dropped sharply since 2019.

angusreid.org

 

[Kilted]

I miss when we had the time to argue over uniforms.