rule of the road

“I think we need to develop an international rule of the road where if a nation doesn’t take action against cyber groups operating on its soil, we hold that nation responsible, which means we sanction that nation, which means we use that nation’s resources to indemnify against any losses,” Mr. Schiff said on CBS’ “Face the Nation.”

“It’s better if you call out the norm — the rule of the road — that’s violated when you take action,” he said.

It’s a fundamental rule of the road: driver picks the music.

Though we hope the increased punishment gets more people to obey the law, considerate and cautious driving should always be a rule of the road.

China’s reliance on military muscle to achieve its goals “is not a way to make long-term collaboration the rule of the road in a region that’s important to China’s future,” Mattis said, when asked to elaborate.