The "rules of engagement" our fighting men are forced to abide by are not reciprocated by our enemy who engages in a kind of "assymetrical" warfare where "anything goes" "throw-out-the-rule-book" tactics have become the norm.
I’m of the opinion we should consider the Geneva Convention a relic of history and allow our forces the latitude to respond in kind to what they are facing.
Comments, questions, snide remarks?
the Geneva convention gives guide lines for a conventional war between uniformed countries. last i looked terrorist wore no uniforms and they did not sign the convention. the Geneva convention is antiquated. it kills me every time i see what gets written about how the USA is in violation of the convention but i hear nothing about how cutting someones head off live on TV is also against the convention. many people wear blinkers through life and see just what makes their argument better. it’s time for people to wake up and look at the world for what it is. I don’t want to live under extremist rule.
the world is very different now.
November 14th, 2009 at 9:23 am
I believe the Geneva Convention does not afford any rights or recognition to partisans, which is what terrorists are
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November 14th, 2009 at 9:33 am
Terrorists should also observe the Geneva Convention by not killing innocent civilians and children.
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November 14th, 2009 at 10:10 am
Yes it should.
The Geneva Convention applies to all armed conflicts. That includes the war on terror.
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November 14th, 2009 at 10:17 am
The Geneva Convention cover was between humans. That applies to terrorists, but not to terror.
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November 14th, 2009 at 11:05 am
To quote Axel Rose of Guns N Roses…
"What’s so civil about war anyway?"
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November 14th, 2009 at 11:18 am
We should abide because we’re SUPPOSED to be better. We’re supposed to be the guiding light of the world as far as human rights. We’re not supposed to stoop to their levels. If we do stoop, how will that help?
Is that so difficult?
Judging by the other answers, you guys just don’t get it.
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November 14th, 2009 at 11:54 am
Using ‘war’ and ‘civilized’ in the same concept seems ridiculous.
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November 14th, 2009 at 12:24 pm
It is impossible to enforce rules during war. Terrorists think anything they do is OK
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November 14th, 2009 at 1:07 pm
There’s no such thing as governed warfare or civilized combat. The Geneva Convetions are a waste of time and should be completely scrapped.
If a nation claims limits for its own behavior based on right and wrong, let them enforce their own rules. But in a world where the balance of power is so one-sided, it’s stupid to expect that a third-world military force would have any choice but to resort to "uncivilized tactics." It becomes an issue of survival, and in survival, there are no rules.
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November 14th, 2009 at 1:47 pm
One nation can’t be the judge on whether the Geneva Conventions should be irrelevant or not. Lets leave it up to the rest of the world whether they want them there or not.
The Geneva Conventions are owned and shared by the global community not just the US alone.
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November 14th, 2009 at 2:11 pm
AMEN! THEY AREN’T SOLDIERS WHO WEAR A UNIFORM THEY ARE TERRORISTS PERIOD AND THE GENEVA CONVENTION DOESN’T APPLY PERIOD..WE HAVE NO PRISON CAMPS OVER THERE BECAUSE THEY EXECUTE OUR PEOPLE..CHOP OFF THERE HEADS AND DRAG THEM IN THE STREETS,,CAN YOU BELIEVE AMERICANS WANT TO PROTECT THESE PEOPLE.WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED TO THIS COUNTRY! WOW THE GUY BELOW ME DOESN’T WANT TORTURE BUT YET IF YOU READ DOESN’T HE SEEM TO BE QUITE THE HYPOCRITE
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November 14th, 2009 at 2:21 pm
Read HR 6166 EH or the senate version. At the wave of a hand in Washington not only does the Geneva Convention cease to exist, so do your rights as an American, and you may be subject to torture. This is what our children have been sent overseas to die for?
There’s your comment and question. Now for the snide remark you seem to crave, let’s hope you end up the first to experience having their bones scraped with the ends of nails poked through their flesh which is now legal 8-|
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November 14th, 2009 at 2:48 pm
Since the "terrorists" do not abide by any known set of international rules of warfare, then they should be treated with the same brutality which they use on others whom they capture or kidnap. This means any terrorist should be subjected to any form of torture, violence, beheading, or any other method they use themselves on their victims. They should have the same rights they give their victims, which is the right to die a horrible, painful death. They should not be given rights which they do not respect; give them what they give with the full force that can be brought to bear as this is the only thing they understand.
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November 14th, 2009 at 3:22 pm
the Geneva convention gives guide lines for a conventional war between uniformed countries. last i looked terrorist wore no uniforms and they did not sign the convention. the Geneva convention is antiquated. it kills me every time i see what gets written about how the USA is in violation of the convention but i hear nothing about how cutting someones head off live on TV is also against the convention. many people wear blinkers through life and see just what makes their argument better. it’s time for people to wake up and look at the world for what it is. I don’t want to live under extremist rule.
the world is very different now.
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