Detainees to be accorded Geneva Convention rights.

[UtahDan]

Apparently Bush is about to reverse course on this.

http://abcnews.go.com/International/story?id=2400470

I'm not as harsh on the president as some are for the position his administration took on detainees. I think this is the right decision, but it has taken me some time to become convinced of that. There is no question in my mind that the Geneva Conventions are an antiquated tool which do not adequately address modern realities, so I don't fault the administration for pointing this out and looking for a way around them.

That said, it appears that what was ultimately done may be on shaky consitutional footing, though this is arguable. Maybe more importantly Geneva is all we have at this point and it is better than nothing. Some will say that this is what we should have done all along, and maybe so, but I can only conclude that with the benefit of hindsight.