[Condor51]

Terence L. Kindlon ... once was a Marine sergeant and was wounded in Vietnam during the Tet Offensive in 1968. "They've ... declared the Geneva Conventions quaint and thus inoperative.."

Uh.. gee 'Sarge'. Now exactly which countries have abided by the Geneva Conventions as to POWs? Lets look back shall we...

• During WWII:
  Japan - NO
  Russia, oops, the Soviet Union - NO
  
• During the Korean War:
  North Korea - NO
  China - NO
  Russia, oops did it again, the Soviet Union - NO
  
• During the Vietnam War:
  The NVA (North Vietnam) - NO
  The PLF (VC) - NO
  
• The Soviet - Afghan War:
  Soviets - NO
  Afghans - NO
  
• The African Wars, i.e.: the Congo, Angola and Rhodesia:
  NONE of the above

The bottom line is that 3, that's three countries have followed the Geneva Conventions as to treatment of POWs:

1. The USA
   
2. The UK
   
3. Germany during WWII (SS excluded)

Ergo 'sarge' if that doesn't prove that the Geneva Conventions are 'quaint and thus inoperative' I don't know what does.

And 'sarge', your lucky that when you were wounded, you weren't captured by Charlie - you'd be dead Jim.

[Neverforget01]

Great Response! Please email this to the "former marine."