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Conventional war.(Letters)(Letter to the editor)
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Foreign Policy
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May 1, 2008
- Author:
- Bellinger, John B., III; Ratner, Steven R.
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Steven R. Ramer argues that the Geneva Conventions provide bedrock principles applicable in any armed conflict and that the United States should "reaffirm ... its commitment to the conventions" ("Think Again: Geneva Conventions," March/April 2008). I fully agree with Ramer's basic point and wish to leave no doubt that the United States remains absolutely committed to its obligations under the Geneva Conventions. Yet even though Ratner correctly recognizes that the conventions were drafted chiefly for wars between states, he underestimates the difficulties in applying them to conflicts with nonstate actors.
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