Republican Senators Endanger Our Troops

War on terror ruling worries GOP lawmakers

Article 3 mandates standards of treatment in cases of armed conflicts not of an international character in the territory of a contracting party, which Afghanistan is.

Article 3 prohibits outrages upon personal dignity, "in particular humiliating and degrading treatment," and bars violence, including murder, mutilation and torture.

"I don't think we're going to pass something that's going to have our military servicemen subject to some kind of international rules," said McConnell (R-Ky).

The Geneva Convention's Article 3 is "far beyond our domestic law when it comes to terrorism, and Congress can rein it in, and I think we should," said Sen. Lindsay Graham, R-S.C.

McConnell R-Ky and Graham R-S.C want to legalize humiliating and degrading treatment, murder, mutilation and torture. It would appear they don't care that it would mean our troops would be legally subject to the same if they were captured. Pea-brains like this pair are an embarrassment to the United States.

Obviously for these lapdogs Senators, loyalty to King Unitary Executive George is more important than the Safety of Our Troops or our standing in the world.