Why Putin Doesn't Need To Follow The Rules Of War 

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"It's not a war crime if you won."

LESSON: You can avoid answering for your crimes if you’re powerful enough. That’s equality for you.

Rule 0 of the rule of War. They are completely non-enforceable. On the international stage, there is only 1 rule and that's the rule of diplomacy. international relations dictate. On the international stage, rules are guidelines. They are only apprehended by the interest of both parties, both being equal. When interests shift, and power changes, these guidelines falter. Laws that are not enforceable are not laws. they are guidelines. There is no law. There is no justice. There are only agreements, partnerships and the law of Power.

Your war crimes when you win: "Wow, thats so weird, they just disappeared."

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For thousands of years, the rules of war were present to provide your own soldiers with a code of ethics that would both make them more mentally durable in the field, more effective, and make it more likely that they can be integrated back into society once war is over. This is less of an issue if you: - are not intending to bring your soldiers home. That is, have a desired goal of killing much of your own army, because they are compromised of ethnic minorities that you wish to cleanse, or other undesirables, and - you are waging total war with a goal of completely eliminating your target population, either by directly killing them, or deporting them.

Who enforces the rules? Whoever has the power and interest in doing so.

Fact: US did not sign to be a member of ICJ in Haugue, which means any war crime dony by them cannot be trailed at ICJ.

War crimes are for losing side

What about American war crimes in Vietnam and in other countries? Basically it boils down to who has power.

Feels like I watched this on another channel weeks earlier.........

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6:20 It has been fairly common in Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria and Libya for insurgents to use hospitals, schools and apartments to shoot at soldiers.

Morals aside, committing war crimes left and right isn't actually good for the party commiting them. The best thing a commander can hope for is for the enemy to surrender, ideally as soon as possible. Fighting is risky and costly, so a surrendering enemy means you've just saved yourself a whole lot of hurt. But that's a whole lot less likely to happen if you've built a reputation as someone who tortures or kills POWs. Enemy soldiers are far more likely to fight to the bitter end if they believe they truly have nothing to lose... That and war crimes might eventually come back to haunt you if you're ever called to answer for your actions...

the list in the start of the video looks like a checklist the russian miliatry hands out to its soldiers before sending them out

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I remember at boot camp they taught us the rules of engagement…. And we didn’t follow anything we were told to put civilians at risk (U.S. army)

I knew there were some war laws, just because it's hard to not come by someone talking about war crimes, and that's why I knew there were war laws, though I didn't know they were categorised nor did I know what laws there are. But thanks for making the video, you certainly taught me something new today

Simply, these rules weren't made by world countries, but by the dominant superpowers.

Wait a minute, did he just say there was 100 million active mines laying around the world.

Anybody stated these rules to America when they invaded iraq and Afghanistan?

if the ICC hands out 14 year sentences for genocide, its no wonder such war crimes continue. How can deterrence occur with such paltry consequences that may or may not be enforced

I honestly was shocked to realize throughout this that not everyone is aware of or understands even loosely about the rules of war and war crimes. Having said that, I specifically focus on History, Politics, Empire, and War, in my studies... so I often don't remember what normal people know on these subjects.

War breaks out “I’m a civilian ! You can’t kill me !” …good luck with that.

Don't shoot medics, don't shoot fleeing; and no mines, gasses, cluster-munitions,or even shotguns ;) Also, not reporters ☝

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Rule 1 of warfare, if you are not winning, you are not using enough force. And rule number 1 of warfare as well. There is no such things as overkill. And rule 1 of warfare again, there is no such things as war crimes unless you lose the war. And rule number 1, if conflict is unavoidable, hit preemptively and as hard as possible. And number 1 rule finally, never show your hand and keep the best poker face Last rule, if you are going to lose, make sure no one wins

“Striking civilians is forbidden” Funny that the rules made by the US don’t apply to them. When I say “funny”, I mean revolting, obviously.

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Would the nuking of Japan be considered a war crime?

The question is not who committed war crimes but how Russia will pay for it

Nice video

the idea of rules to war kinda just makes it sound like a game honestly. like i understand we dont want missiles fired out of space stations but at the same time i think the threat of mutual destruction via nukes is enough

"All Is Fair in Love and War" "To the Victor, Go the Spoils" "The Winners Write The History Books"

The one rule that nobody has broken to my knowledge is blades/knife's must be flat so a person's life can be saved. No 3 or 4 sided knife's.

Henri Dunant was those historical figures we took for granted. Cynics might mock humanitarianism and Geneva Convention as being useless in realpolitik until they became war victims first-handed.

Like the unwritten rule of "no hitting the nuts" in a fight between two men.

Oh, it's hard to remember/ care for rules when bullets are flying and bombs are dropping. Where is the best place for a military installation? Under a hospital.

There's no rules if you're the winner in the end.

one of the rule is to not kill health care workers, as its against the geneva convention after ww2, also as a front line healthcare worker, i am happy but also terrified as i feel that i have a mark on my head

NATO: "The first rule of war is to have fun!"

As a certain infamous pirate quote it: "The 'code' is what you'd call guidelines than actual rules."

*Rule of War exists* American : *I can't see that I have oil in my eyes*

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Talks about war crimes and civilian casualty starts... USA slowly and awkwardly left the building.

That is why you have ROE's (Rules of Engagement), given to us from our Commanders. I was in Iraq in 2003 and the ROE's were kill anything that moves, my last deployment in 2006-07, the ROE's had changed to; you can only shoot at someone if you see them actually engaging you. In the US, I know of two cases of a group of Army and Marines that were charged and convicted of these crimes; they where crimes that you see here committed in the US, the difference is that they add "WAR" to those crimes and that makes it so much worse; and I don't know about the rest of the militaries around the world but in our military we have a "catch all" that even if you get acquitted... Article 134 of the UCMJ.

"Everyone follow the rules of war until they are at war" -mickey mouse

it's like someone went through all the checkmarcks pen-in-hand

Whenever i see a thing about war rules and war crimes, i imagine putin and his generals in a room, playing bingo on the ones they broke.

More like rules you have to follow unless you could get caught and there is actually someone willing to hold you accountable for it while having the power to do so. And any rule can be bypassed with excuses as per Karl Schmitt's State of Exception which is much more easier to utilize now by liberal democracies thanks to the power of mass media influence. Schmitt must be rolling in his grave right now seeing how the "liberal democracies" that he criticized for their seemingly religion-like rigidness when it came to following rules actually managing to make even better utilization of his idea to break laws and get away with it.

And more importantly, is a war crime even enforceable, and if it is not enforceable, what's the point. To what extent is it a law, rule, or is it more like a guideline. Laws that are not enforceable are not laws. they are guidelines.

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Lesson one of international law: There's no such thing as international law... Unfortunately

Wait how the hell didn't you know there are rules for war?

In war there aint no rules🤷

You can't get Prison time for war crimes if you aren't alive for the time

4:30 War is for the warriors...and ONLY the warriors.

War is hell and there are no rules in hell.

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Rules are to be broken, not to follow

War is the disregard of rules

All Rules are for Small Countries Only.

In a war, nothing is off the table.

But Russia got voted out of UN, is there a different council about the security Council at 11:40?

War crimes are only enforced if you lose

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There is only one rule of war: "Win and nobody is going to be able to judge you" Edit: In Ukraine the "Geneva Convention" became the "Geneva Checklist"

as a aircraft enthusiast Russia destroying An-225 is biggest war crime

Have never been so early Great video!

If only the UN Security Council worked :(

This rule should also include that civilians will not be targeted in cyber attacks

Russia: Gotta break 'em all.

Sound soo good on paper. But.......

rules of war? 12 years for crimes against humanity isn't rules of war its a meme of a punishment

Basically the community guidelines no one follows

There is only one unforgivable war crime, losing.

We all have seen what the Russians did in Syria, along with western complacency, Ukrain was unfortunately inevitable

what an abrupt ending

they need to put him down, one way or the other if he does not go to trial

12 and 14 years for crimes against humanity. Less than your average murder sentence for far more human suffering than your average murder.

02:50 It's a French name, you're pronouncing it in English insteaad of French. Hope this bit helps.

ICC: 1. when Russia, african and arabian countries commiting 1 warcrime : >:( 2. when America, Israel and western countries commiting warcrime daily: O;)

War itself is biggest crime to humanity

There is only 1 rule: Might makes right.

victor's justice

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The administrators do not expect that the laws are effective to make "fair war". Because of the Queen's rule of law, they themselves will break the laws as needed; the laws are effectively regarded as guideline. They are useful when war is ended; the compensation from the loser can be increased with violations of the laws, not more than that. For Ukraine war, media and governments of the West are biased, because they are part of the war, which disqualifies them as the judge. If China steps in as a peacekeeping force, it may make change.

10:58 only 14 years?!?!

Might rules right

4:05

I'm suprise the rule of war existed, I never knew war has rules. I didn't expected it.

WINNERS ENFORCE RULES

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Everything is fair in love and war....

The main question is not what about Putin but what about Bush, both of them. Once the world answer that, we can proceed. There are 2 set of rules, therefore no rule at all. Law for thee but not for me.

its sad but there’s only 1 rule in war its to win

The first rule of warfar is to get a drink and a snack.

*an interesting video about why the rules of war are the way they are.* vatniks and "anti-imperialist only if it's about America": but America!