tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8755035051021414780.post9080905861372406694..comments2023-11-17T03:55:40.736-05:00Comments on Ink Spots: Martin van Creveld: Keepin' it realLilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18373158801523577733noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8755035051021414780.post-83746817833718124592011-07-16T11:51:01.800-04:002011-07-16T11:51:01.800-04:00Technically, we haven't used asphyxiating agen...Technically, we haven't used asphyxiating agents in chemical warfare since World War I. But I suppose using the term "causing extreme nerve synapse overload" doesn't have the same ring of self-righteousness.Jasonhttp://armchairgeneralist.typepad.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8755035051021414780.post-90504735810710045672011-06-27T16:16:20.945-04:002011-06-27T16:16:20.945-04:00If one functions under the assumptions of the laws...<em>If one functions under the assumptions of the laws of war, then the participants are willing.</em><br /><br />How much of what falls under the rubric "war" actually <em>is</em> constrained by the laws of war? <br /><br />MVC says "war is the most terrible activity known to men," you say the most terrible activities known to men are perpetrated on non-combatants, and I say you're both right.Gulliverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12558335790019565924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8755035051021414780.post-56394617953536798782011-06-27T16:05:07.472-04:002011-06-27T16:05:07.472-04:00If one functions under the assumptions of the laws...If one functions under the assumptions of the laws of war, then the participants are willing.<br /><br />A number of human activities of equal or worse horror, from the atrocities of The Holocaust, to the Khmer Rouge, etc., have been intentionally perpretrated against non-combatants.<br /><br />van Creveld may be afflicted with a classic case of 'where you sit is where you stand.'meknoreply@blogger.com