Claims Quote by John Yoo

But in Afghanistan, the general rule was that since you were fighting the Taliban, which was not a lawful government force, the Geneva Conventions…

— Yaroslav Trofimov

I think the morale of Taliban fighters has been affected adversely as a result of the lack of success.

— Joseph Dunford

The Taliban is resilient.

— Leon Panetta

And as a result of the United States military, Taliban no longer is in existence.

— George W. Bush

Under the Geneva Convention, for example, a POW is required only to provide name, rank, and serial number and cannot receive any benefits for…

— John Yoo

When the Taliban captured Kabul in 1996 after a searing, four-year civil war, they immediately instituted laws which fit their utopic vision of the…

— Gayle Tzemach Lemmon

Military police know what to do, they know the Geneva Conventions, and their objective is to provide a safe, secure, fair environment for prisoners…

— Janis Karpinski

I think they clearly do not fit within the prescriptions of the Geneva Convention. It's hard for me to see how members of al…

— Eric Holder

It is absurd to believe that soldiers who cannot be made to wear the proper uniform can be induced to move forward in battle.…

— Anonymous

If we say the Geneva Convention is obsolete, then what do others who have our soldiers say?

— Anonymous

There was expectations that the fights there, the operation there might be extended for several months, even for several years. But within a few…

— Bulent Ecevit

The draconian prohibitions of the Taliban years and the gains Afghan women have achieved since the Taliban government was overthrown in 2001 are now…

— Gayle Tzemach Lemmon