25 Nov
2012
25 Nov
'12
12:11 a.m.
On 24/11/2012 23:37, Carl Turney wrote: [...]
Loopholes are =so= convenient... The USA refused to declare war on Vietnam, therefore they felt UNbound to the Geneva Convention. So they used Napalm, shotguns, hollow-point bullets, [...]
Not arguing for or against US conduct in Vietnam, but ... - You probably mean the Hague convention. - Napalm was not prohibited. - Shotguns were not prohibited - Hollow-points were not issued [1]. [1]Expanding ammunition may have been (illegally) used by individuals but AFAICT was not issued through the supply chain. There are always atrocities in war and they are never justified, but there's no reason to make up stuff: the reality is bad enough. Anders.