> That all said, war crimes are defined by the victor and their declaration and potential repercussions for them is an entirely political process. This is why

> That all said, war crimes are defined by the victor and their declaration and potential repercussions for them is an entirely political process. This is why I pointed out that what they're describing is not a war crime yet. What you're saying is not true, there is a court that deals with war crimes and they do have specific definitions. Unfortunately the term has been popularized and liberally thrown around since then, giving birth to this idea that war crimes are somehow only a colloquial term for bad things happening. Check out: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_court https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_court The court that tries war crimes, and also defines them based on Geneva conventions. The Liebor Code, Hague Conventions, and Nuremberg Principles all heavily influenced the Geneva Convention.