• tias
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    2 months ago

    Yeah I’m not sure that war crimes work that way. You don’t get a pass because the opponent is doing illegal things.

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      2 months ago

      Using incendiaries away from civilians isn’t a war crime regardless of which side uses them

    • michaelmrose@lemmy.world
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      2 months ago

      You literally get a pass because its not illegal to set an enemy on fire any more than its illegal to blow a hole in their guts with a bullet or fill their torso full of shrapnel. I’m not sure why you think it would be.

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      2 months ago

      If your enemy makes it very clear that they want to see you dead and your nation destroyed no matter the cost, why should you be beholden to giving them an advantage? Ukraine won’t win with moral superiority.