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To: IllumiNaughtyByNature

Even in wartime, you pick up enemy sailors from sunken ships ... if possible.


13 posted on 10/28/2025 2:05:51 PM PDT by NorthMountain (... the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
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To: NorthMountain

There are such agreements with acknowledged combatant parties that have signed treaties.

These drug smugglers are not represented by any such agreement. We aren’t currently at war with a country.


21 posted on 10/28/2025 2:16:05 PM PDT by ConservativeMind (Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
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To: NorthMountain
Check out the Laconia Incident of WWII. German U-Boats rallied to rescue British citizens from a ship they torpedoed only to be attacked by American B-24s. The U-Boats were targeted even though civilians were standing on the decks. Admiral Karl Dönitz issued orders to the fleet to never again rescue survivors.
38 posted on 10/28/2025 2:55:05 PM PDT by GingisK
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