Dear war generals,

Just FYI,

I’m fairly certain enslaving and demanding eternal loyalty from political refugees who come to you seeking sanctuary is illegal.

I’m sure I heard somewhere that blackmailing political refugees who come to you for help into spying for you by threatening their loved ones is illegal.

I’m pretty certain that kidnapping children to train them to fight a war for you when their guardians have explicitly stated they don’t want them involved is illegal.

I’m sure someone told me that allowing your people to weaponise illnesses against the perceived enemy is illegal.

I’m fairly certain that sending unofficial envoys to foreign powers to request support to fight in a civil war is illegal.

I’m certain that forming your own side in a civil war is shady AF and may be illegal *flicks hastily through the Geneva convention*… let me get back to you on that one…

I know that conspiring to infiltrate your own government with sleeper agents for a group of vigilantes so they can move into strategically useful positions at the right time might be clever but it’s also treason

I’m convinced that using alcohol when questioning a prisoner to make them open up counts as forcing a confession which is illegal

Fact: Using children as human shields is both illegal and morally repugnant

Fact: forcing innocent third party bystanders to fight on your behalf by stripping them of their free will so they will commit crimes for you is illegal

Continuing to wage war when a ceasefire (however temporary) has been agreed is illegal.

Imprisoning children and denying them the opportunity to escape to safety in a war zone is definitely a war crime

Don’t be like Dumbldore, McGonagall and Potter. Nuremberg wants a word with them. Be good generals, don’t break the law to win a war.

Sincerely,

People afraid that there will one day be a generation of military leaders and politicians who think Dumbldore, Mcgonagall & Potter are characters worth emulating.