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Good point VRM. While we (the USA) are arrogant enough to believe WE can find the right and proper limits on any given law or rule of war we have no assurance an enemy will adhere to OUR limits. Thus, the rules of war must apply to all countries and diplomats must be free from prosecution. As distasteful as that is on occasion. Obama has correctly "set the tone" for world leadership in that regard, in my opinion.

I lived in Washington DC for eight years and the stuff diplomats got away with really made me angry! OUR laws are just and proper (or so it is said). But if we violate the rules of diplomats here in this country what can we say when OUR diplomat is faced with a crime in a foreign country? What might amount to a light jail sentence HERE could be execution THERE. While WE can carry out waterboarding in the proper manner (something I question) can we be assured a foreign country will follow the same guidelines?