"To espand a little bit on the conversation from yesterday today we saw that a lot of the tactics used both by the Russian partisans and the Jewish partisans were guerrilla tactics. These include disrupting supply lines, stealing from the enemies, ambushes, etc. What legitimizes these actions? Keep in mind that we used many of the same tactics to gain our independence from great britain. Should strict rules of war apply, or is all fair in love and war?"
The legitimizing of guerrilla tactics during war is supplied by the need for food, more weapons to stay protected, and other supplies needed to survive if you are a hunted group of beings that is dying out. All is fair in love and war when meeting a hunted group's needs. Think of it as Robin Hood and the people of sherwood forest. He had to meet their needs by taking from those who took from them.
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