Bush digs in after terror law rebellion
Senator John McCain, who spent five years as a prisoner in the Vietnam war, and the other Republican rebels argue that loosening the standard on the Geneva convention would put US soldiers at greater risk of mistreatment if captured.
Colin Powell, the former secretary of state, added his prestige to their cause, it emerged on Thursday. In a letter to Mr McCain, Mr Powell said the White House proposals would create doubts about the "moral basis" of the war on terror.
But Mr Bush showed little patience for that argument yesterday. "It is unacceptable to think that any kind of comparison [exists] between the behaviour of the United States of America and the Islamic extremists who kill innocent women and children to achieve their objective."
So there we have Bush's argument: "It's different if we do it." After all, the US can hardly claim that they have never killed any innocent women and children.
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