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War crimes are defined by laws and conventions signed by the warring parties. In the case of the US, we've signed the Geneva Conventions and are legally obliged to follow those conventions to the letter whether we're at war or not.
If I were a wartime leader, you'd be screwed because I'm a pacifist. Still, there would be a decent chance of winning because I (unlike most wartime leaders) seek to understand why my enemy fights. Considering that every conflict that the US has been involved in since WWII has essentially been unnecessary, maybe we could use an ambassador instead of a warrior.
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