double standards
As a reflection on Phil’s posts yesterday and some of the discussion in comments, the talking dog has summed up this quite nicely in a rant prompted by the US statements that Iraqis were treating US POWs in such as way so as to violate the Geneva convention says in part:
From a macro standpoint, THIS is the main reason why a country (like ours) which is likely to engage in combats where its own people are likely to be taken prisoner must, that’s MUST, be extremely meticulous in following all international norms. Indeed, setting the standard in how IT treats prisoners, so that others taking our people prisoner are more likely (not certain, just more likely) to do the same.
Take the time to read the entire post here.