Originally posted by Grachus:
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Originally posted by Killswitch_Engage:
I'm not saying we (Bush) didn't dilly-dally for far too long on this issue but that doesn't mean we need to roll out the Constitution like a red carpet for these illegal Jihadis to prey on, pun intended.
Anyone remember when they beheaded a Korean guy on an American flag?
The point here is not that we have to release them. We can hold them as POW's. And those who we have proof of commiting crimes, we can try as criminals. Even if acquitted, they can still be held as POW's.
No cause was worth less than that of the Nazi's in WWII - Yet we didn't try EVERY German as a war criminal just because they fought for such an evil cause. This is why WE wrote the Geneva Conventions in the first place.
Now we are saying to the world that WE have the right to pick and choose whom we will treat according to these treaties. That they don't respect them is not exactely a shock - But in the future, wouldn't it be to the advantage of the Russians or the Chinese or ANY enemy to simply say the same?
"The United States tore up the treaties, and it's in our interest to ignore them as well. The treaties are Dead, tough."
We wrote those treaties for OUR National Interests - You simply can't pick and choose when a law is convenient or not.
Dave
