The rules of war; It seems ridiculous said like that. Even though war is a brutal affair of man against man, kill or be killed, war has its rules. The Geneva Conventions of 1949 constitute the body of international law that deals with armed conflicts. They were created for good reasons, but they also have flaws. The Geneva Conventions are exploited by terrorists and interfere in some way with national security. These laws cause our soldiers to be unfairly prosecuted, even if our enemies do not follow them at all. The treatment of prisoners of war, war crimes and the enforcement of anti-terrorism laws are three protocols that need to be amended under the Geneva Conventions. The Geneva Conventions have strict rules regarding the treatment of prisoners of war. According to the Geneva Conventions, prisoners of war cannot be injured, tortured and must live decently while in detention (Stein). Compared to killing your enemy in combat and bombing known terrorist hideouts, torture is clearly the lesser moral crime (Stein). We consider this because of the way torture makes us feel (Stein). You can imagine what torture would be like; it’s a more personal approach (Stein). It is not possible to visualize being caught in a bombing (Stein). When in reality there are severed limbs, burning bodies and pain as excruciating as that of being tortured (Stein). The way wars are fought today in the modern era; where your enemies hide in heavily populated places, collateral damage is inevitable (Harris). Even though our technology is advanced, when we drop bombs, we drop them knowing that they will do horrible harm to a certain number of civilians (Harris). So now we can ask ourselves if we are fighting a war like this, where innocent civilians are beaten...... middle of paper ...... Geneva Conventions, 'prohibitions of torture' and murdered soldiers: people on both sides of the aisle. Accuracy in the media. June 12, 2007. the web. February 13, 2011. Harris, Sam. “In Defense of Torture” Huffington Post. October 17, 2005. the web. February 24, 2011. Luttrell, Marcus and Patrick Robinson. Lone survivor. New York: Little, Brown and Company, 2007. Print. Smith, Jeffrey R. “Changes to War Crimes Law Would Reduce Threat of Prosecution” The Washington Post. August 9, 2006. the web. February 23, 2011. Stein, Joel. “Joel Stein: Why I Support Torture” The Times. October 10, 2006. the web. February 24, 2011 Wilson, Tim. “Understanding the Geneva Conventions” Accuracy in the media. September 21, 2006. the web. 28 February 28, 2011Zielbauer, Paul von. “Accused of war crimes, American troops benefit from legal aid from their country” The New York Times. July 22, 2007. the web. February 23 2011.