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Originally posted by floydthebarber
I know if a foreign country invaded my country and we were vastly outgunned we'd resort to any tactic to kill the enemy, it's just human nature. While the US thinks of it's self as liberators, you have to face the facts that not everyone agrees with you and will try to kill as many servicemen as possible with whatever means possible. I know Americans would do the same if the roles were reversed.
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Of course, That's a natural reaction. However... by doing *anything* to kill the enemy, you're breaking the rules of the "game". You really shouldn't expect to be treated according to the Geneva convention if you go around breaking it yourself; that's one of the clauses of that very same convention. People complaining about the US' treatment of terrorists/guerilla fighters are missing the point about this - these prisoners could be shot as spies, according to international law...
As for Saddam: are political leaders POWs when captured? Has this ever happened before???
Also, even if you're a POW, you can still be tried for war crimes - the POW status does not give you immunity from previous bad behaviour.