Unconditional and Unapologetic

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But the pity is that, in charging these six men, the US should have the world on its side. On September 11, 2001, it had the world's appalled, instinctive sympathy. It could have retained that by trying the suspected architects of the assault in its established courts, under principles of justice that go back to its founders. — Bronwen Maddox

American principles of justice were founded for Americans and America's legal residents and visitors. In modern times, the proven effective way of dealing with those who would destroy you is — unconditionally and unapologetically:

1. Unconditional: Marshal Konev
   In one case, his forces had pursued a German division which took refuge in a small soviet town. Konev had the town surrounded, and then called in incendiary strikes from [Ilyushin] Il-2 aircraft, which turned the town into an inferno. German troops who had survived the bombardment fled into the Russian winter, only to be met by T-34 tanks which crushed them under their tracks, as well as cutting them down with machine gun fire. The survivors were then finished off with Cavalry units, who butchered the Germans with swords.
   
2. Unapologetic: President Truman
   From theWhite House, Truman shared with the American people his rationale for dropping the [atomic] bomb: "We have used it in order to shorten the agony of war, in order to save the lives of thousands and thousands of young Americans. We shall continue to use it until we completely destroy Japan's power to make war. Only a Japanese surrender will stop us."
   

F*ck "the world's appalled, instinctive sympathy". And f*ck the high horse it came in on.