Comments on: About right

By: 11B40

11B40 — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 21:50:09 +0000

Greetings:

The POW calculus:

1) You don’t ever want to fight anyone twice;

2) Some POWs may have useful information;

3) Capture, relocation and detention of POWs requires the use of scarce resources.

I’ll do the math.

By: RetRsvMike

RetRsvMike — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 12:27:39 +0000

um, Eric, i believe the more precise term at this point would be “convicted unlawful enemy combatant” (for which there seems to be quite a high rate of recidivism)…

…and that’s always been the deal when you step onto the battlefield. if captured, you’re in for the duration.

By: lex

lex — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 00:54:30 +0000

We’ll see, Eric. both government and the media were caught wrong-footed on this. Each lash out in their own way. Six months is forever.

By: Eric

Eric — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 00:44:37 +0000

Unfortunately, when his term is up in six months he’ll still be held for an undetermined amount of time as an ‘enemy combatant’. (http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=awESyD1EsF7M&refer=home)

By: RetRsvMike

RetRsvMike — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 00:27:39 +0000

Nihil obstat.