Balancing Scarry is this essay from Foreign Affairs. http://www.foreignaffairs.org/20061101faessay85608/colin-h-kahl/how-we-fight.html How We Fight Colin H. KahlSummary: Reports that U.S. troops may have killed 24 civilians in Haditha, Iraq, last November have renewed fears that the U.S. military routinely violates the laws of war. But is the Haditha incident the exception or the rule? In fact, U.S. compliance with noncombatant immunity in Iraq has been relatively high by historical standards, and it has been improving since the beginning of the war.
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