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		Iran: Recruitment of child soldiers as young as 12 amounts to a war crime (amnesty.org)
		4 points by mhb 5 months ago \| hide \| past \| favorite \| 2 comments

uncanny2 5 months ago [–]

For the sake of consideration, Clausewitz was conscripted into military service at 12.

mhb 5 months ago | [–]

But, excluding child mortality, life expectancy then in Germany was ~25%+ less than Iran today. (Unless you're an IRGC commander.)

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