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Yirmey,
1. The use of protected areas by combatants nullifies the specific protections afforded to the protected area.
By your logic, you cannot fight in cities because they are populated. This is not the case. This is why the Geneva Conventions as well as just war theory addresses the concept of proportionality.
2. As far as cluster munitions being inherently a war crime - if this were the case, then they'd be a prohibited munition. Care to produce the international law that prohibits cluster munitions?
3. Bombing of civilian infrastructure is not inherently wrong, as most infrastructure has dual roles. You need to start addressing specifics and then provide the case that it wasn't necessary.
So far, your argument has been that civilians died and stuff has civilian uses, neither of which is sufficient enough to support your claims of illegality.
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