@andrewpazniewski@mastodon.social
@georgetakei Many of these wars were attack wars (like the Vietnam war), which are illegal and bad. However, WWII was a defense war (Hitler declared war on the US, not the US on Hitler, The Japanese attacked the US at Pearl Harbour, the US did not attack Japan). It is a big difference if you fight an aggressive attack war or if you defend yourself against an attacker.
@andrewpazniewski@mastodon.social
@georgetakei
IMHO, the crime of aggression, which is the preparation and / or fighting of an attack war is one of the greatest crimes that exist. Crimes that are similarily severe are crimes against humanity and genocide. The differences can be found in the German VStGB.