The public must challenge the Presidential candidates from the Senate to debate war crimes issues. Indeed, their continued silence on these war crimes issues is a matter of public interest. There is no excuse to delay this challenge.

Every day that war crimes are not confronted, American citizens lives are at risk. The Presidential candidates as Senators now have a duty to enforce the laws of war and protecting American civilians.

The three leading Presidential candidates are from the same chamber of Congress. This thread discusses your ideas to encourage the Presidential candidates to discuss -- on the Senate floor -- the progress of their plans to confront these war crimes issues. Their progress on war crimes enforcement is an election issue. It cannot be a vague promise.

There is some consenus the Presidential candidates should be strongly encouraged to still use their privileges at Senators to discuss on the Senate floor these war crimes issues. All three should be encouraged to debate their concerns with Geneva violations, and outline their plan as Senators to continue fact finding. Until they demonstrate their progress in the Senate, nobody should take seriously their vague promises to do something as President. As Senators they now have power to enforce Geneva, and must explain why they are not now fully enforcing the laws of war.

The voters should see specific examples the Senators have a plan to review war crimes in the Senate. Once the three Presidential candidates fully debate this issue on the Senate floor, the public can debate which Senators has a superior track record of leadership, fact finding, and strong enforcement of the laws of war. There are reasonable criteria to choose a President promising change. Change can only move from what is known to be inferior to what is superior: Full assertion f the oath of office and enforcement of the laws of war.

A debate on the Senate floor, immune from prosecution, would allow the Presidential candidates to freely speak on issues of alleged war crimes. They could freely refer to any evidence without fear of retribution for their discussion of this war crimes evidence. The public will see which issues they are vaguely avoiding. The country needs specifics and progress in the Senate, not speculative, vague promises about the future of their Presidency.

The Presidential candidates must show on the Senate floor they are leading efforts to enforce Geneva and review war crimes evidence now in May 2008. Then they can point to their progress on this important issue of war crimes. The public will see that they are serious about change, gathering information, and making plans on real information.

The Senators should be encouraged to show the public they have done all they can to assert power as Senators. When President, the other two Senators will be able to say they did everything they could to enforce the laws of war and justify public confidence to their Geneva obligations. Without a debate, the public is forced to rely on vague promises of change, but not facts or specifics to justify why that promised change is or isn't better than that offered by the other two candidates.

Those who fully assert their power as Senators might be trusted with more power as President. Until then, the public must confront the Senators and strongly encourage them to show leadership in enforcing the laws of war.