What is a War Crime?

It's something I hear the left talk about.

 

Was David a war criminal, according to your definition ?

 

What ? I haven't yet offered a definition, and yer examples are rediculous.



According to CTB's definition, was David a war criminal ?

 

I didn't say anything. I asked a question. Questions drive you nuts, eh ? They make you put words in people's mouths .

I merely asked, if, by the definition you provided, we were to consider David's actions as King of Israel war crimes. I never said an opinion either way. Remember, this is your thread, and your definition.

 

You saidit better than I could. Thank you.

 

I believe your definition covers David, don't you ? The other two are foolish questions, and I simply won't engage them.

 

Did I miss you answering the David question ? Well maybe.....

Well I would encourage you to stop reading about Bush & war crimes and study your Old Testament. David's "war crimes" are well documented in scripture. Didja know he kept Goliath's head, so other countries would know what kind of warrior he was ? He made Rambo look like Stuart Smalley.

 

Again you dishonestly put words in my mouth. I didn't call David a war criminal. I said your definition would put him in that category. I believe the definition you gave may cover the actions of Bush & congress, with a little twisting. There's a lot of wiggle room. Are you going to answer my question on David ?

 

It is difficult to look back at history, especially biblical history, and apply a law enacted by a political group to govern rules of war in modernity. For example, Japan never agreed to the Geneva Convention, and it "broke" every law in the book during WWII. They were never charged with war crimes, but Germany was and a few were executed.

In my mind, a war crime is judged by those who never experienced the battlefield.

During WWII, my father marched through Holland taking German prisoners alive, treated them humanely. When his battalion witnessed little children on the end of German batonettes, they took no more prisoners. They broke a law, but they reacted as decent humans who experienced war.

In Korea the law was often broken after civilians carried bombs strapped to their bodies, often women and children, and exploded them when they had enough soldiers handing out food and chocs to them, the soldiers ended up shooting and asking questions later. We experienced the brutality of war in the field. What law?

Sure it was wrong, but it was a human reaction to reality. It was kill or be killed.

Whose law? The Geneva Convention essentially established by the free world.

Cheers,

Jim

 

Well, I guess you could say Germany started committing war crimes in that they built up a military after signing a treaty saying they wouldn't. Japan I don't believe was under such restrictions, at the time.


One more thought, the G/C is not recognized by a lot of the countries on our list of not-so-nice regimes.

 

Jim, I frequently disagree with you, but I'm with you here, especially this:

Emphasis Mine