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Originally posted by stanton
Prety ironic and sad 
Bush was the one who went against Geneve Convention and started the war, and now he tells Sadam to treat the captured ons according to Geneve convention...
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Have you read the Geneva Convention?
Iraq and the US both signed the "Geneva Convention Relative to the Treatment of War", therefore it applies.
http://www.aiipowmia.com/legis/geneva1950.html
Article 2
In addition to the provisions which shall be implemented in peace time, the present Convention
shall apply to all cases of declared war or of any other armed conflict which may arise between two or more of the High Contracting Parties, even if the state of war is not recognized by one of them.
The Convention shall also apply to all cases of partial or total occupation of the territory of a High Contracting Party, even if the said occupation meets with no armed resistance.
Although one of the Powers in conflict may not be a party to the present Convention, the Powers who are parties thereto shall remain bound by it in their mutual relations. They shall furthermore be bound by the Convention in relation to the said Power, if the latter accepts and applies the provisions thereof.