Ummmm....actually no, you CAN pick which countries the rules apply to....it's called "Foreign Policy", "alliances", "extradition treaties", "trade agreements", etc. So yes, it IS different rules for different countries. And I wouldn't have it any other way. Thankfully no western government adheres to your preposterous theory of moral equivalency between Al Qaeda on 9/11 and NATO airstrikes in Afghanistan. And neither does the rest of the civilized world.