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    L'Etranger Senior Member Banquo's Ghost's Avatar
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    Default Re: The rules of war

    Rules of war are developed because, appalling though war is, it does not have to descend to barbarism. The recent discussion on German versus Allied atrocity should provide evidence of that.

    In the West, German forces tended to follow the Geneva Conventions. In the East, they treated their foes with malice and wickedness, as sub-humans undeserving of law. They reaped a terrible whirlwind in turn.

    Rules of war are less there for the war - much more in the hope of a lasting peace.
    Last edited by Banquo's Ghost; 11-03-2008 at 13:41. Reason: Just can't spell today.
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