honourable combat does not exist anymore

and never really has

just people trying to survive by any means necessary

war is messy and doesnt have any winners

A soldier has an expectation that his life is at risk on the battlefield.

His death does not have an equivalence to that of a civilian shot in his bed.

there is no honor in war or killing someone

I respectfully disagree.

"Veteran: One who signed a blank check to his country for his limb, life and soul but survived."

there is honor in besting someone physically like there is honor in besting someone mentally

but war isnt fair

and it will never be

those gooks that are currently getting bombed the shit out of them?

Yes, anyone who says war is fair is a fool.

nothing honourable about that

If you have 100 thousand men to their 10 thousand, you don't have 90 percent of your forces sit at home to keep things 'fair'.

it would be the honorable thing to do so but it doesnt happen

Says who?

You? Why?

sounds like pretty much the definition of honor to me

when you enter in a war your point is to win right?

doing X with fairness

and to win the war will you leave 90% of your army? no you wont because winning and surviving is more important than honor

Not if your goal is be honorable in the win. Though that rarely is the goal.

So, you do not recognize honorable conduct or rules of war in warfare?

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Self evidently.

you can handle opponents with honor after you have won like respecting prisonors etc but winning? noone takes compromises for honor at the cost of winning

and you wouldnt either

Speak for yourself, please.

You may decide genociding a nation is a proper victory, but I do not.

can you quote me on genocide?

Rules of war, such as not firing on unarmed combatants is part of honor. People do comply to that even when trying to win.

Reason why there are POWs. If you wanted to win, it would be more effecient just to kill them.

"Honor is war is a luxury few can afford."

i wouldnt say o as pow's can be traded and makes people more eager to surrended etc

the reason we dont shoot surrendered is because it will lead to other soldiers refusing to surrender

there are indeed rules of war but those aren't based on honor as much as they are based on humanity

there goes alot more into not shooting a civillian than just protecting your honor

Treating prisoners humanly is something that is encouraged by rules of war, but seldom seen.