Disagree
Let me start with a question.......
why do you think it even matters whether a government
"recognizes" another or not? If you can become legitimate
without any formal recognition.....why are some countries
so persistent about withholding it?
The short answer is that it DOES matter. Its a fundamental element in the
doctrines surrounding how de facto and de jure States come into being.
Even the United Nations refused to recognize the Taliban.
Final point.......if we give individual detainees POW status
it would mean that we recognized them as legitimate troops of their state.
This would mean that those individuals could not be tried for their acts of terrorism any more than a US Pilot could be tried for murder for acts
committed during prior wars. Moreover, the would HAVE to be released once hostilities were deemed to be over.
Why does this make sense?
