kɹˈɪɾɪks ˈɑːɹɡjuːd ðætðə jˌuːˌɛsˈeɪ kʊd nˌɑːt ɪvˈeɪd ɪts ˌɑːblɪɡˈeɪʃən tə kəndˈʌkt kˈɑːmpɪtənt tɹaɪbjˈuːnəlz tə dɪtˈɜːmɪn wˈɛðɚ kˈæptɪvz ɑːɹ, ɔːɹ ɑːɹ nˈɑːt, ɛntˈaɪɾəld tə ðə pɹətˈɛkʃənz ʌv pɹˈɪzənɚɹ ʌv wˈɔːɹ stˈæɾəs.
Critics argued that the USA could not evade its obligation to conduct competent tribunals to determine whether captives are, or are not, entitled to the protections of prisoner of war status.