Umeria wrote:So, do you believe ammunition is always a factor or not?
"I believe ammunition, fuel, and replacement parts have greater impetus in supply lines than food. I'm not going to entertain your iron age fantasies."
You still haven't said why this is such a far-fetched scenario.
"Because besieging a city no longer requires trebuchets."
The current wording of clause 1 makes it illegal to destroy a farm even if it is not "indispensable for civilian health and safety". The member nation would not be able to destroy the farms even if the city had plenty of food stored. Perhaps if you changed that "or" to an "and", the besieged city scenario would finally be resolved.
"The word "OR" had already been included at the time you mentioned this."
Separatist Peoples wrote:1. Prohibits member states from deliberately targeting or negligently destroying critical services of a belligerent nation during armed conflict when those services:
a. Are indispensable for civilian health and safety, or;
b. Are exclusively used by civilians;
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Postby Umeria ยป Wed Jul 06, 2016 11:17 am
Again, food stores can take care of that. And the burned farms would, after a while, start producing again. See above.
"Only if you're lucky enough to have a full growing season and can survive until the next harvest."
And they might not need it to stay alive if they have food stores. See above.
"If they do, your hypothetical farms are not critical infrastructure. We're going in circles, it seems."
"Conflict", not "combat". I was asking if espionage involved "conflict".
"Espionage requires no conflict as it is clearly intended in extant law. Espionage can occur in peacetime without any violence."
I think I have the documents somewhere in this binder... here they are. Essay on the Molthuni Wars: 97%. Analysis on the Subethian Revolution: 99%. Exam on eastern European defense tactics: 96%. Exam on general post-industrial battle strategy: 100%. From the University of Florinth, in Umeria. Is that quality enough for you?
"Only if the institution was in any way notable as an accredited institution. What you scored on your online quiz is irrelevant to me and this discussion, especially given your application of that vaunted education. Save it for the Bar or something, but I can't say I care to hear you recite your resume here."
Well, the espionage scenario is still moot.
"The espionage scenario has been moot the entire time, trust me."