and that would be?
Obviously they are coming from where they are typing (that it is mainly the same thing for the actions involved are the same). However, the clear difference between a long series of Conflicts, and a War, is that they have different Political Ramifications, even though the actions are near identical, and that is where opinions differ in this thread (despite the laws being very clear on this).
the "law" is obsolete, modern wars are never declared. THe geneva convention is a peice of shit that no one follows anyways, it's just words. Like Pompey Magnus said "stop quoting law, we carry swords"
With all due respect, we are arguing just that,
words. As for the quote, wars are dictated by largely politicians in the world of today and mere "words" hold considerable sway, Pompey lived in a radically different world. His quote could be considered "obsolete" for large parts of the world.