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title: "1 Geneva Quotes By Yaroslav Trofimov"
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> [But in Afghanistan, the general rule was that since you were fighting the Taliban, which was not a lawful government force, the Geneva Conventions did not apply. And that led to a lot of excesses in Afghanistan, excesses like Abu…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yaroslav-trofimov/but-in-afghanistan-the-general-rule-was-that-since-you-were-fighting/)

[Yaroslav Trofimov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yaroslav-trofimov/)

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## Other authors on Geneva

## More by Yaroslav Trofimov

> [If you are an eighteen or nineteen-year-old with little education, as is often the case, and you're put in charge of many, many people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yaroslav-trofimov/if-you-are-an-eighteen-or-nineteen-year-old-with-little-education-as/)

[Yaroslav Trofimov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yaroslav-trofimov/)

> [The American official was trying to talk about aid and development projects and finally a local tribal chief got up and said, "Even if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yaroslav-trofimov/the-american-official-was-trying-to-talk-about-aid-and-development/)

[Yaroslav Trofimov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yaroslav-trofimov/)

> [Even if you look at Iran, those campaigners for human rights there, they don't want to have anything to do with America, because they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yaroslav-trofimov/even-if-you-look-at-iran-those-campaigners-for-human-rights-there/)

[Yaroslav Trofimov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yaroslav-trofimov/)

> [But in Afghanistan, the general rule was that since you were fighting the Taliban, which was not a lawful government force, the Geneva Conventions…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yaroslav-trofimov/but-in-afghanistan-the-general-rule-was-that-since-you-were-fighting/)

[Yaroslav Trofimov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yaroslav-trofimov/)

> [Now as to the behavior of the soldiers: occupations always corrupt the occupiers.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yaroslav-trofimov/now-as-to-the-behavior-of-the-soldiers-occupations-always-corrupt-the/)

[Yaroslav Trofimov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yaroslav-trofimov/)

> [I think the behavior of the troops has been a huge factor in the rise of the insurgency and in the rise of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yaroslav-trofimov/i-think-the-behavior-of-the-troops-has-been-a-huge-factor-in-the-rise/)

[Yaroslav Trofimov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yaroslav-trofimov/)

> [In a country like Iraq with its culture of blood feuds - is that the more locals are killed, the more motivation there is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yaroslav-trofimov/in-a-country-like-iraq-with-its-culture-of-blood-feuds-is-that-the/)

[Yaroslav Trofimov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yaroslav-trofimov/)

> [In the occupation in Afghanistan, there are tragedies as well. It's not as bad as in Iraq because there are fewer American troops. But,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yaroslav-trofimov/in-the-occupation-in-afghanistan-there-are-tragedies-as-well-it-s-not/)

[Yaroslav Trofimov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yaroslav-trofimov/)

> [ Because no matter how much money we spend there \[in Iraq\], as long as the people there see this money as... as assistance that… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yaroslav-trofimov/because-no-matter-how-much-money-we-spend-there-in-iraq-as-long-as/)

[Yaroslav Trofimov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yaroslav-trofimov/)

> [The other problem is that the priority of many soldiers in Iraq or Afghanistan is operational security: not getting killed. Now that is a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yaroslav-trofimov/the-other-problem-is-that-the-priority-of-many-soldiers-in-iraq-or/)

[Yaroslav Trofimov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yaroslav-trofimov/)

> [I did some embedded stuff. And if you are embedded, the only things you see are what the soldiers see, and if the people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yaroslav-trofimov/i-did-some-embedded-stuff-and-if-you-are-embedded-the-only-things-you/)

[Yaroslav Trofimov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yaroslav-trofimov/)

> [So our own actions sometimes have undermined our safety, in our efforts to fight terrorism. The only way this can work is if we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yaroslav-trofimov/so-our-own-actions-sometimes-have-undermined-our-safety-in-our/)

[Yaroslav Trofimov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yaroslav-trofimov/)

> [Even if you are a liberal in the Muslim world, when you see Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo, and you see all the other reports…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yaroslav-trofimov/even-if-you-are-a-liberal-in-the-muslim-world-when-you-see-abu-ghraib/)

[Yaroslav Trofimov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yaroslav-trofimov/)

> [What I found most ironic is that the safest part for us as journalists was during the actual war. Back then, during that stage…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yaroslav-trofimov/what-i-found-most-ironic-is-that-the-safest-part-for-us-as/)

[Yaroslav Trofimov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yaroslav-trofimov/)

> [I think in Baghdad, any westerner, journalist or not, has a big dollar sign on his or her forehead. So, first and foremost, you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yaroslav-trofimov/i-think-in-baghdad-any-westerner-journalist-or-not-has-a-big-dollar/)

[Yaroslav Trofimov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yaroslav-trofimov/)

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