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Old 03-11-2006, 07:24 AM   #48 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by foundit66
And out of all these responses, I can't help but wonder how comfortable we would be in cases where the shoe is on the other foot...

How about if THEY would have any of OUR soldiers in captivity?

Would we be comfortable with them saying that the Geneva convention doesn't apply?
Would we be comfortable with them saying that our soldiers don't deserve POW status?
What do you believe POW status means?? What it means basically is that we cannot torture or harm those who have been caught or surrendered once we have done so, I know there has been torture. After that it means that the POWs are allowed to practice whatver religious beliefs they may have, which we have done VERY well in all of our prisons. lastly it means that we have to release the POWs once the war is over, the war is over. the geneva does indirectly say that POWs cannot be held indefinitely but it also says that the specified amount of time that a POW can be held is until the war is officially over.
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