Karadzic's conviction comes one week after the United States officially declared that the Islamic State is committing genocide in Iraq. Reflecting current fashions in thinking about law and conflict, Secretary of State John F. Kerry reflexively called for official investigations and trials, but no change in policy. If this week's judgment — more than 20 years after the end of Bosnia's war — is any indication, that's the wrong focus, especially for a genocide that is still going on.
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