Pompeo on Syria: ‘Intentional Targeting of Civilians Is Absolutely a Violation of Law of War’

RUBIO Thank you Mr ░░░░░░░░ Mr Pompeo thank you ░░░░░░░░ of all for your ░░░░░░░░ to our country repeatedly ░░░░░░░░ the Army and the ░░░░░░░░ and now here in ░░░░░░░░ new role I know ░░░░░░░░ are going to have ░░░░░░░░ closed hearing later today ░░░░░░░░ the questions I m ░░░░░░░░ to ask you I ░░░░░░░░ that you answer based ░░░░░░░░ open source information available ░░░░░░░░ the general public and ░░░░░░░░ also your understanding of ░░░░░░░░ law of war as ░░░░░░░░ graduate of West Point ░░░░░░░░ your service as an ░░░░░░░░ in the U S ░░░░░░░░ First of all your ░░░░░░░░ as an officer in ░░░░░░░░ U S Army is ░░░░░░░░ targeting of civilians a ░░░░░░░░ of the law of ░░░░░░░░ POMPEO Oh senator intentional ░░░░░░░░ of civilians is absolutely ░░░░░░░░ violation of law of ░░░░░░░░ RUBIO Based on open ░░░░░░░░ and information available to ░░░░░░░░ public in the conflict ░░░░░░░░ Aleppo Syria have Russian ░░░░░░░░ conducted repeated attacks against ░░░░░░░░ targets POMPEO Based on ░░░░░░░░ source reporting it appears ░░░░░░░░ they have RUBIO Do ░░░░░░░░ believe based on your ░░░░░░░░ again acquired through open ░░░░░░░░ and and your just ░░░░░░░░ knowledge of geopolitics that ░░░░░░░░ military forces could conduct ░░░░░░░░ repeated attack against targets ░░░░░░░░ Aleppo Syria without the ░░░░░░░░ direction of Vladimir Putin ░░░░░░░░ It seems intensely unlikely ░░░░░░░░ me senator RUBIO And ░░░░░░░░ all of the answers ░░░░░░░░ just gave are based ░░░░░░░░ open source s unclassified ░░░░░░░░ Yes, sir.”