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Originally posted by bilmore
Not a war crime, except for the deaths. And, so: you are being intentionally obtuse, or TM was right?
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I didn't disagree that, other than the deaths, the behavior does not sound like it rises to the level of war crimes (though, if there is rape and stuff, that could). However, you said various things such as "well, the average DWI suspect endures worse than this" blah blah blah. I interpreted that, I think validly, as saying that what was done to the people wasn't really that bad, because, hey, it happens to people all the time in the good ol' USA.
Then, Bush came out and said that the behavior that has been reported/filmed/investigated is "un-American."
I see a dichotomy.
Again, NOT SAYING that I said, or that Bush said, that making people make a naked pyramid is a war crime. There's no war crime discussion. Being un-American is not a war crime. Being mean is not a war crime. Cruel and unusual punishment is not necessarily a war crime. Violating the Geneva Conventions is not necessarily a war crime. We aren't talking about war crimes. Not war crimes. Big red circle around "war crimes" with a big red slash across the circle, like in Ghostbusters.
