Bush's Idea of Better

I read this statement several times and have no idea what Bush means.

DAVID GREGORY: Mr. President, critics of your proposed bill on interrogation rules say there's another important test -- these critics include John McCain, who you've mentioned several times this morning -- and that test is this: If a CIA officer, paramilitary or special operations soldier from the United States were captured in Iran or North Korea, and they were roughed up, and those governments said, well, they were interrogated in accordance with our interpretation of the Geneva Conventions, and then they were put on trial and they were convicted based on secret evidence that they were not able to see, how would you react to that, as Commander-in-Chief?

THE PRESIDENT: David, my reaction is, is that if the nations such as those you named, adopted the standards within the Detainee Detention Act, the world would be better. That's my reaction. We're trying to clarify law. We're trying to set high standards, not ambiguous standards.

Better?

Notice how Bush did not say that he was against Iran or North Korea beating U.S. military personal and putting them on mock trials. If I was in his shoes and trying to spin my way out of this that is what I would have done. This is the usual Bush putting his foot in his mouth. Yes: North Korea and Iran should abide by the Geneva Convention. No: they should not adopt Bush's feeble interpretation of the Geneva Convention. That is the message Bush is sending.