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Originally Posted by roseylovestosho  Wow. Thank you for correcting my flawed statement. I completely forgot that the Geneva convention only applies to lawful combatants (i.e., not terrorists)...Embarassing... |
Don't be embarrassed...these are very complicated, hotly debated topics. There are many different views nationally and internationally about the proper, legal way to handle combatants of any kind. Not everyone agrees on what constitutes a terrorist or if there should be any classification of combatants at all.
The political and legal wrangling are why Gitmo was not closed and not all of the detainees were moved to US soil for trial.