It sets the terms of engagement. You cant expect the defender in a war to follow a code of ethics thay the aggressor has wiped their ass with. Its just hypocritical

Unfortunately, it does when you're trying to lay hands on the Perps.

You find, in fairly short order, that you come up against the raw realities of power.

And all 3 of these Perps have power they can exert that no one is really wanting to test right now.

Not optimal, just kind of how it is at the moment.