According to HRW, Bush policy is violating international law. What a surprise. The military has been destroying the homes of Iraqis as a means of retaliation (here is HRW's letter to Rummy). According to their report,

U.S. military forces in Iraq appear to have violated the laws of war by demolishing the homes of relatives of suspected insurgents or wanted former officials, Human Rights Watch said today.

Human Rights Watch said that at least four house demolitions over the past two months appeared to be for purposes of punishing families of suspected insurgents or compelling their cooperation. Destroying civilian property as a reprisal or deterrent amounts to collective punishment, which is prohibited by the 1949 Geneva Conventions.

"Troops are entitled to suppress armed attacks, but they can only destroy a civilian structure when it is being used in an attack," said Kenneth Roth, executive director of Human Rights Watch. "These demolitions did not meet the test of military necessity."

Note to George jr: it hasn't worked for Ariel, it won't work for you.