“Like it or not, we’re a nation of laws. The laws of war and peace are clear: you have a defined conflict between nation-states, there are prisoners of war, and those prisoners are to be treated under the Geneva Conventions and released at the end of the conflict.” Your original post.
My problem is that the Geneva Convention I recall refers to enemy troops in uniform. The jerks we are fighting wear no uniform. Even the VC troops we somtimes ran into were recognizable by a half ass uniform. The NVA wore uniforms.
While writing this I decided to make certain I was a not a total CRS case. These jerks can be shot by firing squad.
Check thus out.
http://www.warriorsfortruth.com/geneva-convention-rules.html
no argument. The Geneva Conventions shouldn’t apply.
But simply murdering those who surrender or throwing them in a dungeon for the rest of their lives isn’t an acceptable option for a free nation, and has never been before in this nation.
The War on Terror is not an instance of “Rebellion or Insurrection” as were the Revolutionary and Civil wars.