[Leesylvanian]

The Geneva Conventions apply only to formal armies and combatants. They do not apply to terrorists who do not wear uniforms, do not belong to a formalized military command, or those who specifically target non-combatants. So, yes, they apply to our soldiers, but not the terrorist al-Qaeda members.

[Brookhaven]

No, we refuse to call them prisoners of war because, under the Geneva Convention, they do not qualify as such:

I understand the technical arguments, but I was talking about being practical. You're not going to get far with a group by saying: "You have to treat our guys as POWs, but we don't have to treat your guys the same way."