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"No Stupid Rules of Engagement": Ahead of Iran War, DoD Halted Efforts to Limit Civilian Deaths

2026-03-11 News & Politics
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Support our work: https://democracynow.org/donate/sm-desc-yt Iranian authorities say the U.S. and Israel killed more than 1,300 civilians, striking over 10,000 civilian sites during the first 12 days of the war. This comes as Israel escalates attacks on Lebanon, killing at least 570 since the war began and displacing nearly 800,000 people. As President Trump dodges questions on how long the war will continue, reporting by Akbar Shahid Ahmed, senior diplomatic correspondent for HuffPost, has revealed that "a lot of the experts on international law, the laws of war, international humanitarian law have quietly been leaving the Trump administration." Democracy Now! is an independent global news hour that airs on over 1,500 TV and radio stations Monday through Friday. Watch our livestream at democracynow.org Mondays to Fridays 8-9 a.m. ET. Subscribe to our Daily Email Digest: https://democracynow.org/subscribe

Top Comments (10)

@7XjakelX7 2026-03-11

They have money for war, no money for health care

322 42 replies
@BethLagos-d6l 2026-03-11

people who prey on children are protected by the DOJ while the Department of war targets schools in other countries. Disgusting

220 17 replies
@quesadilla79 2026-03-11

Saying no rules of engagement are then bombing a school is admitting to war crimes preemptively

156 20 replies
@Henryoz5965 2026-03-11

War criminals

147 5 replies
@psyKater2000 2026-03-11

The US is being damaged beyond repair by this administration - both internally and externally. The guilt Trump and Hegseth are piling on the shoulders of American citizens is enormous beyond belief.

133 34 replies
@nancydesertcenter 2026-03-11

All of the “war mongers” should be put before War Tribunals.

125 21 replies
@NancyBowers-p2w 2026-03-11

Hegseth is a sadistic, dangerous, insane individual and he needs to be removed from his position immediately.

55 4 replies
@wurstsalatohnegurke 2026-03-11

The soldiers should just refuse to do this

55 3 replies
@dianemartinson6194 2026-03-11

Isreal will not let the media report their damage

39 2 replies
@sabyasachimukherjee2465 2026-03-11

Stop the war

32 2 replies

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