I wonder about the issue of 'international convention' to which the US is a signator and whether that applies when dealing with an enemy that is neither a signator or a follower of the conventions. What is the logic that says we still need to abide by the conventions when the enemy is not?
On Feb 23, 1:40 pm, Mark <[email protected]> wrote: > Give any real reason that combatants can not be held under the rather > strict rules of international convention to which the US is a > signator. > > > > > > On Mon, Feb 23, 2009 at 12:19 PM, jgg1000a <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Except VT we did win in Iraq... AQ and Iran have suffered strategic > > defeats... The refusal to grasp that concept is why your opinion in > > this matter is not factual... > > > On Feb 22, 5:37 am, VT VirtualTruth <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Just like Iraq this is another no win situation left > >> for another person to clean up. Bush should have dealt with this mess > >> but he could not, or would not admit HIS OWN MISTAKE! > > >> Bush had no business being President and it will become clearer > >> with each month that goes by! > > >> On Feb 21, 2:16 pm, jgg1000a <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> > if he did he would enrage his Leftie base... If he doesn't, another > >> > example of Obama the-just-another-politician come to light... How > >> > many will it take for the media to see Obama is just another Emperor > >> > without clothing??? > > >> >http://althouse.blogspot.com/2009/02/guantanamo-bay-military-prison-m... > > >> > >>> According to a Pentagon review ordered by President Obama. So... > >> > >>> great. I'm proud of our military. But am I proud of our President > >> > >>> who first promised to close the place and then got the study showing > >> > >>> the facts relevant to the question whether it should be closed? > > >> > Let's see if he can say now, as he has before, I screwed up. > > -- > Mark M. Kahle, ,www.filacoffee.com- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
