There are such rules in war as all combatants agree to abide by, which is why even the Nazis fed and housed Allied P.O.W.’s in accordance with the Geneva Conventions of which Germany was a signatory.
“There are such rules in war as all combatants agree to abide by, which is why even the Nazis fed and housed Allied P.O.W.’s in accordance with the Geneva Conventions of which Germany was a signatory.”
Not all our enemies have been so inclined, as we found out the hard way. Japan didn’t treat POWs like that and neither did the Koreans or the Vietnamese or the Muslims.