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It’s illegal internationally because a bunch of countries got together and agreed that it would be. It’s not illegal domestically because a bunch of lawmakers did not get together to agree that it should be.
Laws of war are just a bunch of things that countries don’t want to have to suffer so they got together to promise not to do them. Typically these are things where the tactical benefits aren’t great enough to outweigh the pain and suffering they cause. There are “legal” things that militaries can do that cause more suffering, they just happen to be so useful that nobody is going to pledge not to do them. And it should be noted that once wars get serious enough all those rules are going out the window.
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