"BUFDRVR" wrote in message
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If they violate article X, (not Roman numeral 10, but X as in any
article), we
are *permitted* by the convention to violate that same article as
frequently as
it was violated by them. Its called the "Law of Reciprocity" and its
pounded in
the head of aircrew to make the point that if you don't want your old high
school bombed, don't drop one on theirs.

Should it simply be down to a rule of law that prevents us from doing those
kinds of things to people? If we claim to be the civilised, respectful
peoples that we do, should our morals be so easily cast aside with a "well
they started it" attitude?

Si