Quote (Malopox @ 20 Feb 2024 07:11)
Winners generally don’t get tried for “war crimes”. US has implemented “Hague invasion act” if any of US servicemembers or politicians ever end up in The Hague and has sanctioned ICC for attempting to investigate Afghanistan (https://www.hrw.org/news/2020/12/14/us-sanctions-international-criminal-court ).
Almost none of the allied winning countrymembers got tried for war crimes against axis servicemembers and civilians. Instead we make cool Hollywood movies about those war crimes like “Inglorious Basterds”
https://i.imgur.com/ePAffms.jpegTLDR: losers lose, try not to lose.
I agree 100%. This is why I don't bring moral preconceptions to the table when discussing wars. It's a bad habit for anything other than rousing public sentiment.
Quote (ferdia @ 20 Feb 2024 07:14)
There are no indications that Ukraine will back down, there is no precedent for this, they do not compromise. there are alot of indications that ukraine will see this to the bitter end, and will lose more land etc.
Possible. Not the preferred outcome. If Ukraine does see it to the bitter end, the Sovereignty of Ukraine as a nation will likely end. Just be a question of how the nation is split up, who gets what lands. And judging from the Tucker/Putin interview, it seems like Putin has already put some thought into that.