And to remind everyone what the Geneva Convention actually says...

[Ace$nyper]

Originally Posted by DGB454

Ahhhhh....I see what you mean. There would be hell to pay.

Plus we would all get black suits. Very cool.
Did I mention I look good in black?

count me in black and a suit damn i'll look savue!

I still think that yes its a cute peice of paper but how can one play fair in war?

If everyone followed rules and got along there wouldn't be a need for war or the Geneva convetion.

[CarSuperfreak]

i know this means nothing, but Ace$nyper, youre avatar is pretty sweet

[Ace$nyper]

hehe thanks man!

[replicant_008]

The thing about being the self-appointed 'Sheriff' of the World that the US has decided to become is that when you elevate yourself to being a vigilante defending truth, freedom, liberty, equity and justice is that it's a bloody long way to fall off the moral pedestal when you screw up.

Tactical combat theatres put ordinary people into extraordinary circumstances and situations... and on a battlefield there are times where an occasional deviation from the terms of engagement maybe warranted. Combat is inherently a nasty business involving the legitimate use of deadly force something that is abhorrent to civilised society for the main part.

However, outside the immediate theatre of combat where there is not the same imminent endangerment to human life... the west promotes itself as having a superior set of morals and ethics compared to the proponents of terror. It needs to be shown to be demonstrating those values and ethics rather than stooping to tactics of expediency - otherwise those that would use terror could feel legitimised in their tactics of expediency.