"And what incentive programs do is make it more favorable for you to overcome that tendency to procrastinate doing something now."

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They also enshrined a principle of reciprocity: the prospect of harsh punishment if captured acts as a deterrent against savage conduct on the battlefield, just as the possibility of favorable prisoner of war status is an incentive to behave honorably.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Applying Geneva