Haditha Marines Absolved

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Today the Supreme Court of the US has declared that the prisoners at Gitmo are protected by the Geneva Conventions. This asinine decision further imperils the American people by making it more difficult to prosecute terrorists, no doubt. Now I'm sure that we will see lawsuits tying up our courts, legislation proposed in congress, pompous speeches from the lefties (nothing new there), and catcalls for impeachment from the DNC kooks. Breyer, Stevens, Ginsberg, Souter, and Kennedy apparently believe that the constitutional rights of Americans extend to non-citizens and do not care about the lives of American citizens. Yep, that's a bit harsh. Get over it.

However, a caller to Rush today made an interesting point. By declaring the prisoners protected under the Geneva Conventions, any person that is not distinguishable as a combatant can now be considered a combatant and protected. The US Marines that defended themselves at Haditha now killed enemy combatants, an entirely legal act in a time of war. This ruling should be used as a case law citation and the Marines vindicated. Try that on for size.