The United States military and the law of war: inculcating an ethos.(International Justice, War Crimes, and Terrorism: The U.S. Record)

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MARTIN Peretz observed in his introduction to this section that the law of war sets forth goals for established militaries in established nations. I agree, but would substitute standards for goals, preferring the former because it should be something expected of a military rather than something one hopes might be achieved. The recent record of the United States military has been a good one in this respect. But the road traveled has not always been smooth and without problems.

How a military performs in battle is not dependent solely upon law of war training. As I will explain, ...

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