So, the U.S. is at war(s). The War in Iraq, The War on Drugs, The War on Terror, The War on Civil Liberties (usually known as 'The Patriot Act'), and so on. Regardless of which 'war,' one reefers to, nothing gives the U.S. the right to by-pass the Geneva Conventions and disregard the rights of any detainee. The U.S. Supreme Court already ruled that even detained members of Al Qaeda are afforded said rights. Why then, is there even debate on this issue? War is war, terror is terror, but a detainee is a detainee - regardless of the war or the terror.