That’s the only sound you’ll hear coming from the left. They couldn’t care less about terrorists being tortured at Gitmo, about POWs being held without trial, about Abu Ghraib, about the Patriot Act, about phone taps, about Iraqis or Palestinians or about anything else like this. These were purely means of attacking Bush and Republicans that the media was happy to go along with.

With Dems in power, you won’t hear a word of complaint about any of this, no matter how many “promises” Obama breaks.

These are the same people who claim to support the troops. Why would we take them seriously about anything else?

I believe I detect the faintest odor of a small amount of irony in these circumstances.

Oh yes, I believe this situation contains just the tiniest ironic whiff.

from “one of those on the left”, there is a difference between a suspected terrorist and someone that was rounded up with no evidence or charges for years.

sheesh…..that was pretty obvious.

The key language in the quote is “as prisoners of war.” The Bush administration repeatedly asserted that it was entitled to hold captured prisoners without treating them as prisoners of war, that is, without giving them the protections afforded by the Geneva Conventions. That was the shameful part of the Bush view, not that they simply captured people and held them without trial. The Obama administration certainly isn’t repeating that mistake.

“Just something to distinguish you from civilians while engaged in hostilities.”

Typically, they did not stand out from civilians.

” Also bear arms openly. And take measures to prevent co(l)lateral damage.”

They took no steps to minimize civilian casualties, even using them as shields.

So, what is your conclusion of their status?
Didn’t quite discern that from your post.

Regards

….. and it scares the living hell out of me that I’m even thinking like this.

This woman does not like the military and….. ooooh, I don’t want to get angry, so I’ll just get to my point.

Let’s just say one thing leads to another and “we the people” have taken the last camel that broke the straw back of our individual freedom and rights and Americans from all walks of life who will not allow our America to go under, make the leap into physically taking her back.

At that point, are “we the people” not enemy combatants ? We’re rising up against the duly elected authority (granted they are usurping the laws and all that), we’re not wearing uniforms, not a recognized entity, etc.

I hate myself for thinking like this, but I’m trying to think like them to help prepare for what I see coming faster every day.

This is MOE (most of us along with him):

These are those DailyKooks, HuffPukes, CodeCommies, that thought they voted for “Change” and “Hope” =

Interesting how the morons in Hollywood made the “Rendition” film failing to understand it related more to their first “Black President” Clinton than it did to Bush

Sing with me: God Bless America…..

Stand beside her… to overthrow this current batch of Commies….

loved the smilies, especially the the one of the folks from kos, Huffpoo and the rest. “L” indeed.