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> No. But if he’s still on the Army payroll, yes?

So anyone who is collecting a military pension is a valid military target when traveling abroad and you’ll have no issues with their murder? Why am I struggling to believe you really believe that.

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AFAIK terrorists dont enjoy the defenses soldiers get from the geneva convention.

And Hezbollah has consistently done worse than going after retired military men.

There is no legal definition of terrorist. As far as international law is concerned, those "terrorists" are civilians.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unlawful_combatant?wprov=sfla1

You might want to read that article carefully. It doesn't disprove what I said.

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