More on Torture
Yesterday, my column dealt with the "torture" controversy. Today, Mark Davis makes an important point:
It really is this simple: Even without making them full-fledged beneficiaries of Geneva Conventions rules, we are treating this enemy with a dignity unmatched in the history of warfare. From the dietary and religious favors we bestow to the perpetual reviews of their combatant status, it is specious to argue that we are somehow not generous enough with basic rights. We have released detainees who have later been found back on the battlefield working to kill more Americans.
It really is this simple: Even without making them full-fledged beneficiaries of Geneva Conventions rules, we are treating this enemy with a dignity unmatched in the history of warfare. From the dietary and religious favors we bestow to the perpetual reviews of their combatant status, it is specious to argue that we are somehow not generous enough with basic rights. We have released detainees who have later been found back on the battlefield working to kill more Americans.
posted by LadybugUSA at 5:14 AM
1 Comments:
Without BDS, this wouldn't be much of an issue. Certainly, true abuses occur, but the military is pretty good about dealing with it. No. This is more about putting Bush in an unfavorable light than it is concern for prisoners or even world opinion.
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