Warfare must have limits
National Times, 10 May 2010

“Based on military necessity, a concern for humanity and chivalry, some of the earliest codes of warfare date back to the fifth millennium BCE. The dilemma of the solider is this, if they fight as gentlemen, they risk defeat. If they fight as barbarians, then their victories will be empty ones. The laws of war are a hideous reminder of the great contradiction embedded in the very essence of our humanity. A slice of humanity, in moments of inhumanity.”