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How about the fact that laws of war[0] exist? [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_of_war https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_of_war
by mbork_pl 3y ago
How about the fact that laws of war[0] exist?
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_of_war https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_of_war
- hef19898 3y agoWhich unfortunately get ignored all the time by everyone.
- amanaplanacanal 3y agoNot all the time, occasionally the winners use them to take revenge on the losers.
- hef19898 3y agoUnless of course, the winner dod the same thing (unconditional submarine warfare, strategic bombing). But then I think people will have less decency when it comes to these things than back in 1945.
- foolswisdom 3y agoLots of these laws of war exist to limit the gruesomeness of war, but if you think it's reasonably necessary for the objective of the war, these rules (legally) go out the window (completely, but to whatever extent is necessary). For example <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proportionality_(law) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proportionality_(law)>