On the recordSeptember 27, 2006
As someone who has for 14 years visited our troops in virtually every combat theater in which they have been located, if our troops were to be taken prisoner, they would be well served by the enemies of this Nation, such as Sudan, such as North Korea, and, as was mentioned, Iran and others, to be treated under the provisions of this act. We are extending to these terrorists, and make no mistake about it that they are terrorists, unlawful combatants, the rights and protections that all of us as American citizens enjoy under the fifth, the eighth, and the fourteenth amendment. I have heard my good colleagues, and they are good Americans, express concerns about somehow changing our obligations under the Geneva Conventions under common article 3.
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