I could be way off, FreeReign. I often am.
But, the way I see it at the moment, I am not sure that the scenario being provided for our max consumption is correct.
And, you are right that this is a crime, if it was intentional.
If it was an accident, (fog of war, etc), then what do we call it - the beginning of WW3, perhaps?
The 100th Anniversary War.