U.S. declares Saddam a prisoner of war - Update

"The bottom line is that Saddam Hussein was the leader of the old regime's military forces, and therefore he was a member of the military, and he was captured. That makes him an enemy prisoner of war," said Pentagon Spokesman Maj Michael Shavers. Read it here .

Nothing in the above "intelligent statement" is new. This is a very simple conclusion that doesn't require so many days to draw. What took you so long Major General to get into this "bottom line"? It's been 26 days since Saddam Husein has been captured. Have you been evaluating what suits you, rather than what is right?

Update:
Saddam did not only harm his people. He committed his extensive crimes against non-Iraqis as well, and of course, when he was considered a friend to criminals such as Rumsfeld and Cheney. Saddam's true trial can also be a trial of those who assisted him in whatever he did. I wrote the article No Mr. Bush, not so fast sometime ago about Saddam and his possible trial.