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Originally posted by taxwonk
Ahh, but you see, that creates a problem. If they aren't part of any army, then they can't be enemy combatants. They're criminals. And the US military doesn't have police power in Afghanistan; it has the power afforded it as a military combatant.
You can't have it both ways. In tax law, this is called a whipsaw, and neither the government nor the taxpayer are allowed to whipsaw.
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Isn't an enemy combatant someone who is not in an organized army?
