Providing for consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 627) deploring the abuse of persons in United States custody in Iraq, regardless of the circumstances of their detention, urging the Secretary of the Army to bring to swift justice any member of the Armed Forces who has violated the Uniform Code of Military Justice, expressing the deep appreciation of the Nation to the courageous and honorable members of the Armed Forces who have selflessly served, or are currently serving, in Operation Iraqi Freedom, and for other purposes.
for the record, there is nothing wrong with what it actually says, but it still is a remarkable contrast to H.Con.Res. 118. there is no reference to the geneva convention, no reference to war crimes, no reference to international law. more importantly, H.Con.Res. 118 ended with a bunch of demands, H.Res. 628 doesn't demand anything. there is no "resolved that congress..." clause at the end.
so, to answer my own question from last night, i guess lawmakers would pass a resolution in response to tortured iraqis (provided that it doesn't use the word "torture") and the resolution text does not show any commitment to the geneva convention, international law, or the treatment of the torturers as war criminals.
