If they never signed, they're not protected and you don't owe them shit

"War is hell" until the other man puts you in hell with hollow point to the gut, if you don't follow the rules don't expect them to be applied to your own situation

Like I said, if they don't follow the various conventions on warfare, you don't have to treat them by those rules.

@Mangy no fucking shit

we aren't the IRA

Both parties have to sign the agreement for it to be binding

legit ISIS and the IRA abuse that

Yep

Yeah, ISIS and IRA arnt subject to these conventions, that's why Idk if what this guy did is really a "war crime"

They're savage animals, and they don't deserve to be treated by the rules of civilized warfare.

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Uniformed combatants deserve help

Terrorists and irregulars don’t

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He's not wrong

Also if you fire on red crosses as a matter of tactics you're garbage.

There are some things that make sense and some that don’t within the laws of armed conflict

Things banning cluster munitions or flamethrowers and napalm, for example, are gay

The ones banning blinding weapons are fine, same with gas

I don’t agree with pointless suffering

“Flame weapons cause suffering” is a counterpoint I’ve often heard

Cluster munitions is understandable in that hey are hell to clean up undetonated munitions from. especially if its in a county you give a shit about

If we were serious about getting rid of terrorists, we'd clear out the entire population as Rome did

Tank crews burn to death all the time

Flamethrowers don't make sense tbh

wat

They’re extremely effective

Yes they do

Flamethrowers are highly effective at dealing with fixed positions and urban combat.

Banning them is shooting yourself in the foot if you want to clear an entrenched position

ayyy

You can literally clear a house in one spritz with a flamethrower rather than going in

Flamethrower are gimped by the fact that they make the carrier a priority target

I mean yes and no, but the fuel doesn't explode like hollywood makes it out.

The tank ruptures and you get chucked in the opposite direction, and everything is covered in fuel, but it doesn't explode.

It will sometimes burn though

Sometimes, but since napalm is diesel it's actually really hard to ignite.

And we haven’t designed a flamethrower in decades

How do you get chucked if it doesn't explode? Where's that force come from?

Propellant

Pressurized fuel.