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Originally Posted by whocarz
Under the Geneva convention it is illegal to use a shotgun to kill an enemy combatant, you cannot use .50 caliber and larger guns against enemy troops, ammunition for small arms must be "ball" ammunition, and cannot mushroom past a certain extent, etc. As I said though, no rule goes unbroken, and the rules of warfare are no exception.
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Doesn't seem to be in the Geneva conventions, but rather in the CCW, which the US didn't seem to ratify fully, b/c of landmines and shotguns, as well as a few other weapons programs.
http://www.lawofwar.org/Hostilities....onal%20Weapons
http://www.ccwtreaty.com/statements.html
Anyhow. In chosing to engage an enemy, you take responsbility for what happens. Yeah, it sucks when they hide among civilians. But you did know that was going to happen. Yeah, it sucks when they shelter in shrines, or don't wear regular uniforms. But you knew they were going to. i'm not so impressed by the arguements that blame US inflicted casualties on to the militants. yeah, they're stupid to fight US forces. but we'd be smoking crack to think they wouldn't. it's called nationalism...
"I wouldn't like being occupied"
-Dubya