Several US military bases across Europe were put on a heightened state of alert over the weekend, with the level of force protection raised to its second-highest state amid concerns that a terrorist attack could target US military personnel or facilities, according to two US officials.
They’re in the armed fighting group. Literally the military. Of course they are combatants. This doesn’t require being in direct combat.
Ukraine bombs Russian Drone factories. One could say nobody was a combatant. American Drone operators are bombing people half the world away from an airbase in Texas. One could say nobody was a combatant.
As long as they’re registered and active in the armed military group, actively working with the military that is in conflict with the group attacking them, and not having surrendered, they’re combatants. They can surrender any time such as… right now! And quit the military right now!
Attacking military bases only, and not civilian areas, is super based.
This would be the opposite of a terrorist attack.
Would military not involved in combat zones be considered non-combatants?
They’re in the armed fighting group. Literally the military. Of course they are combatants. This doesn’t require being in direct combat.
Ukraine bombs Russian Drone factories. One could say nobody was a combatant. American Drone operators are bombing people half the world away from an airbase in Texas. One could say nobody was a combatant.
As long as they’re registered and active in the armed military group, actively working with the military that is in conflict with the group attacking them, and not having surrendered, they’re combatants. They can surrender any time such as… right now! And quit the military right now!
Attacking military bases only, and not civilian areas, is super based.
Were the workers in the drone factory combatants, because by your definition technically they were.
Yes… Yes they were. That’s the point. At least if they willingly joined that factory and weren’t forced to do it.