Hell of a pinpoint operation! [-- John Kerry, on IDF operation in Gaza, July 2014.] The Obama administration admits its rule on civilian casualties is unworkable in fighting ISIS. Fighting Hamas is no different. There must be a single universal standard for judging nations that are fighting the kind of terrorism represented by ISIS and Hamas. The war against ISIS provides an appropriate occasion for the international community to agree on a set of standards that can be applied across the board. These standards must be both moral and realistic, capable of being applied equally to the U.S., to Israel and to all nations committed both to the rule of law and to the obligation to protect citizens from terrorist attacks. The decision of the Obama administration to abandon its unrealistic highest standard pledge indicates the urgent need to revisit anachronistic rules with which no nation can actually comply, but against which only one nation—Israel—is repeatedly judged.
Posted on: Sun, 05 Oct 2014 05:23:36 +0000
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