President Obama's First Day
The President apparently got up, went to church and then signed a number of executive orders. Due to the flub on the oath on inauguration day, the President has re-taken the oath. Good to go, that was a must do. It eliminates questions in the minds of many. Too bad he couldn't do that with his birth certificate. I bet that one hangs on for the whole presidency.
The big thing was the suspension of military tribunals at GITMO. Oh yeah, that makes sense. Never, ever, have prisoners of war been treated in the same way as the citizens of the capturing country. They are, after all, enemies. Even the Hague Conventions acknowledge this. Terrorists on the other hand, are recognized as particularly nefarious and due fewer protections when they are stateless. The Bush administration actually gave them a number of priveleges they didn't need to. They provided a pretty darn nice detention camp in GITMO. They went out of their way to respect their religion. 60 some who have been released have been found on the battlefield again soon after their release. These are indeed the hard core combatants the Bush administration said they were.
Unfortunately, the socialists have made this a cause and President Obama has signed on. How these people will be detained and/or judged is again up in the air. Such things are signs of weakness among the terrorists' recruiting base. Their demographic sees this as a tactical defeat. -1 for President Obama.
Labels: GWOT, Politics
