While discussing Donald Trump’s comments that he would support killing the family members of Islamic State militants, Fox News host Sean Hannity on Tuesday night said he wasn’t sure he supports all of the treaties governing war in the Geneva Conventions.
During the Tuesday night Republican debate, Trump confirmed that he would have no problem going after terrorists’ families. Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) disagreed with Trump, noting that the tactic would violate the Geneva Conventions.
During a post-debate interview with Hannity, Paul again denounced Trump’s comments and said that killing the innocent family members of terrorists would not be American.
“He says other things like, ‘Well, we should kill the terrorists’ families,'” Paul told Hannity after discussing surveillance issues. “So we’re going to kill their 2-year-old kids, their 4-year-old kids? And the thing is that to kill bystanders and non-combatants goes against what America stands for — and goes against the the Geneva Conventions.”
“I’m not so sure if I agree with all the Geneva Conventions and whether or not other countries follow those rules. There’s a separate debate,” Hannity said, suggesting that the U.S. should perhaps break the Geneva Conventions. “But there’s an executive order, I believe President Ford at the time that prohibits the assassination of foreign leaders. I think if we got an opportunity to take out an evil foreign leader, that we’d be wise to do so.”
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Look, he’s got several hours of time to fill every day and an awesome conservative reputation to live up to.
Cut him some slack.
You know who else didn’t agree with all of the Geneva Conventions.
“Hyu…mahnn…Dee…sin…cee…? What the hell is that? No thanks, sounds like some leftist brainwashing.”
Yah, you’d think so, wouldn’t you?? And, we have the deaths of Saddam Hussein and Muammar Qaddafi as the results of that “wisdom.”
Spoken like a true Chickenhawk.