The New Napalm

Today it was reported that in 2003 and 2004, the U.S. military used bombs similar to napalm and the incendiary white phosphorus in the initial 'shock and awe' phase and in the siege of Falluja. This violates an amendment to the U.N. Convention on Chemical Weapons passed in 1980 (which the U.S. has not signed) banning the use of incendiary weapons against civilians. While the napalm used in the Vietnam era was destroyed by 2001, there are still weapons in the U.S. arsenal with similar effects. By using white phosphate, the U.S. reduces its claim to be the military with the best practices in terms of minimizing civilian casualties and opens up the U.S. to charges of war crimes. I wonder why the U.S. government has always rejected the International Criminal Court on the grounds that we don't want our soldiers to have to appear before it. Maybe a better way than undermining the court would be to abide by international law.