It wasn't as dangerous as it sounds (ultimately, the battlegroup did not lose a single man in combat); nor was it out of concern for the rules, nor out of a sense of duty.
The concern of the rule drafters is that slim cigarettes add an allure that attracts young women to smoking and that menthol cigarettes make it easier for young people of both sexes to start, and be hooked on, smoking.
The Iraqis, once so close to building a stable regime, are desperately trying to regain the trust of its population, stave off economic destruction, and fight death squads with no concern for the rules of war.
Yet Obama's veto threat doesn't actually stem from a concern for the rule of law so much as it has to do with his attempt to amass greater presidential powers.
They have little concern for the rule of law when they knowingly contract to companies that not only deny fundamental rights but that treat their workers as less than human.
I would draw your attention, in particular, to the oral question that is to be asked concerning revision of the rules on use of the CE marking.
And he said he understood India's concern that the rules of the World Trade Organization advance "the cause of social justice around the world".
I'm concerned that reinforcement of the rules they don't like will kill their entrepreneurial spirit, which is the core of my organization".
"Karl did express some concern to several members of the rules committee, saying we were concerned this would put the Republicans at a competitive disadvantage," said Karen P. Hughes, a Bush spokeswoman.
But no one knows the exact phrasing of the stipulation because no one on the ground, no one I've ever spoken to, has ever actually read the Geneva Conventions, which is a series of treaties concerning the rules of war as they apply to recognized, signatory nations.
