Any policy toward Pyongyang, GNP leaders say, must be based on the principle of reciprocity.

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The best way for the United States to honor the Geneva Conventions is to enforce the principle of reciprocity and deny Geneva protections to those who scorn them.

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"The principle of reciprocity must be observed, " she said.

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They also enshrined a principle of reciprocity: the prospect of harsh punishment if captured acts as a deterrent against savage conduct on the battlefield, just as the possibility of favorable prisoner of war status is an incentive to behave honorably.

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