"All Fair in Love and War" https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/all-fair-in-love-and-war <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Should we remove this saying from our culture as Americans since we fall under the Geneva Convention that ties our hands during war. Fri, 10 Jan 2014 12:05:19 -0500 "All Fair in Love and War" https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/all-fair-in-love-and-war <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Should we remove this saying from our culture as Americans since we fall under the Geneva Convention that ties our hands during war. SPC Christopher Smith Fri, 10 Jan 2014 12:05:19 -0500 2014-01-10T12:05:19-05:00 Response by 1SG Steven Stankovich made Jan 10 at 2014 12:11 PM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/all-fair-in-love-and-war?n=35864&urlhash=35864 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div><p>I think that the origin of the saying tied "love and war" as the same thing comparing love to war...all that mushy stuff.  I am sure that most of us can relate to that in one context or another.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>When talking about what is "fair" in actual war, that discussion can go many different ways.  Fair can mean a great many things depending on the context and whether or not you are on the giving or receiving side of "fair."  </p> 1SG Steven Stankovich Fri, 10 Jan 2014 12:11:19 -0500 2014-01-10T12:11:19-05:00 2014-01-10T12:05:19-05:00