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Originally Posted by MontyB So you are saying that our morals are defined by international treaty now? |
No I'm not. But when people pull out the Geneva Convention about this issue, this is actually the answer. There is no legal obligation to ensure that these prisoners are treated as prisoners of war.
However, we all know that written law is not the only law out there.
I think Redcell said "sometimes you have to sacrifice a little to save a lot." You could argue that a few lives being lost are worth the sacrifice in order to maintain our higher moral ground. It'll be tough to take, especially if you lose a loved one, but anyone who's been out in the real world will know just how hard it is to be right. Being right can get you at best ostracised in the office and at worst fired and have your name black listed. But doing the right thing has never been easy. If it was, it wouldn't be much of a sought after virtue.
Losing a few more lives may be the sacrifice we have to make in order to be the good guys.
Something to think about.