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Dec 7 • 9 tweets • 4 min read • Read on X
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🧵 To put into perspective the war crimes committed by Sec. Pete Hegseth, we have to go back to Vietnam, 1968. One of the most horrific war crimes in history was committed. (cont)
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On March 16, 1968, U.S. soldiers of Charlie Company, 23rd Infantry Division, entered the hamlet of My Lai in South Vietnam. Expecting Viet Cong fighters, they instead encountered civilians. Soldiers murdered between 347–504 civilians, including women, children, and the (cont) Image
elderly. Many were raped, tortured, or mutilated. Helicopter pilot Hugh Thompson (below) tried to stop the killings, even threatening to fire on U.S. troops to protect villagers. Hugh Thompson IMO is one of the unsung heroes of the Vietnam War. (cont)

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The Army covered it up for nearly 20 months. When exposed, Lt. William Calley (below) was the only one convicted. He served just 3 years under house arrest after Nixon commuted his sentence. The question remains: was he a war criminal or scapegoat?(cont)

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My Lai became a symbol of the moral collapse of U.S. conduct in Vietnam. It fueled antiwar protests and forced reforms in military ethics and rules of engagement. But, in 2025, it appears any reforms in U.S. military ethics fell by the wayside.(cont)

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered U.S. forces to “kill everybody” aboard a suspected drug-trafficking boat in the Caribbean — including survivors clinging to wreckage. A second strike was allegedly ordered to ensure no one lived. (cont)

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Legal experts argue such an order violates the laws of armed conflict. Congress has launched bipartisan investigations, with some lawmakers calling it a likely war crime. Hegseth denies the order. Of course he's denying it & attempting distancing himself from the incident.(cont) Image
The parallel is chilling: indiscriminate killing of non-combatants, cover-ups or denials, and the erosion of public trust in military leadership. My Lai reshaped military training around ethics. The Hegseth case may force a similar reckoning today.(cont)
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Both incidents remind us: when leaders abandon restraint, atrocities follow. From Vietnam to the Caribbean, the lesson is clear — unchecked orders to “kill everybody” lead to moral collapse. The past is prologue.

Eventually, the bill comes due.
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