The term double standard is defined in this article - Tough New Tactics by U.S. Tighten Grip on Iraq Towns.

Here's what our troops are doing in Iraq:

"As the guerrilla war against Iraqi insurgents intensifies, American soldiers have begun wrapping entire villages in barbed wire. (Can you say security fence? - my comments).

In selective cases, American soldiers are demolishing buildings thought to be used by Iraqi attackers. They have begun imprisoning the relatives of suspected guerrillas, in hopes of pressing the insurgents to turn themselves in."

Hmmm, seems like Israel has been criticized for doing some of these same things. And what's worse for the critics...

"So far, the new approach appears to be succeeding in diminishing the threat to American soldiers.".