ICC says Muammar Gaddafi killing may be war crime

[Oberon]

Originally Posted by August

Mussolini was a victim of war crimes as well then.

If we had the same sort of mindset on war then that we have now then, well...Bomber Harris would not have lasted long, neither would have Le May. Patton would never have made General, and hundreds of thousands of US soldiers would have died invading Japan because of the risk of damage from the Atomic bombs.

It's all well and good to have laws on war, but when you're fighting for your survival you will throw every law out of the window if it means that you will win.