The left wing just loves to cite polls as evidence of truth. 65% of Americans polled by some random agancy say that the war is not worth it? Well that means it's not, because the American people always know, rigtht? Bush has a 55% disapproval rate? Well there's your smoking gun, time to impeach.
How about this one: 36% of poll respondents feel that terrorist prisoners in Guantanamo Bay are being treated too well, and 34% feel they are being treated jsut about right. Only 20% feel they have been treated unfairly. What does that tell you? Not a whole lot, it's just a poll, but if you want to take it as a truth, as the left does any poll that is unfavorable to Bush, then we're doing a great job in Guantanamo, and the people fele the non-torture that is going on there is apropriate.
If we did follow Geneva conventions for these prisoners (who are not uniformed soldiers and thus do not fall under any of the Geneva accords), then we could hold them without recourse for as long as the war continues. It's ironic, therefore, that the left wing is all about Geneva when it comes to not playing loud music, but ignore Geneva when they call for allowing lawyers, and giving the terrorists their day in court. Either you follow Geneva all the way, or not at all. Since they aren't soldiers of a sovereign army, I say let 'em rot as long as they may be a danger to U.S. citizens.

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