Political: Is this really how you want to see our country ?

[Viking]

Originally posted by tandrjohn
IF the AP story is true then I am disgusted as to the methods that our country will use in order to achieve "safety" and "security". How far are we willing to go?

During the recent Afgan War weren't some of our special force soldiers operating behind enemy lines dressed in native garb without insignia?

Also how does this make the US look to others around the world? - our international status is already on shaky ground.

Rules and the Geneva convention exist for a reason. Someday we may find ourselves fighting an opponent a lot tougher that the Tailban or Iraq; WE may need to rely on the Geneva Convention; Let's think about that.

Let's say that if you go a just a little further, the terrorists will have won
I read about people here on the boards who now always lug an extra set of clothes and a plie of cash around with them - JUst in case
I see Americans on these boards defending the Bush-administration for taking away their freedom
Unfortunately this list can be continued ad nauseam

 

[jrydberg]

Originally posted by Viking
Unfortunately that is the impression the USA is giving right now to the world by refusing to grant the World Court in DEn Haag jurisdiction over American soldiers.

Frankly, I don't care what impression we give the world. I do care about whether we do the right thing. The right thing to do in the case of the Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse scandal is to deal with it within US judicial bodies. The world court has no jurisdiction, and would not in this case even if we had signed up for it. Why harp on that?