closing gitmo....

[red states rule]

Not so much...Being more interested in show trials than in the guilt or innocence of the defendants, they botched that job too.

As for housing detainees...there are numerous brigs and detention facilities run by the US military.

On the one hand, libs worry about fair trials for terrorists picked up on the battlefield - while demanding Pres Bush and VP Cheney be tossed in jail for what they think are war crimes

The liberal thought process is something to behold

[bullypulpit]

On the one hand, libs worry about fair trials for terrorists picked up on the battlefield - while demanding Pres Bush and VP Cheney be tossed in jail for what they think are war crimes

The liberal thought process is something to behold

No, they should have a fair trial as well...whether it be in the US or at the Hague. Let the evidence speak for itself...Or are you too worried that the evidence against them is so damning as to be incontrovertible?

If Bush and Cheney have the courage of their convictions, they should not fear the outcome. But they don't...And they do.

[red states rule]

No, they should have a fair trial as well...whether it be in the US or at the Hague. Let the evidence speak for itself...Or are you too worried that the evidence against them is so damning as to be incontrovertible?

If Bush and Cheney have the courage of their convictions, they should not fear the outcome. But they don't...And they do.

So much for bipartisanship and working together eh BP?

At least one liberal admits there is nothing worng with a show trial or witchhunt when it comes to Pres Bush and VP Cheney

http://www.debatepolicy.com/showthread.php?t=21027

[PostmodernProphet]

Immie is not an idiot, pimp. But it is encouraging, at least to me, that you think he is!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I can only think of a couple of options....either he believes what he posted, and is an idiot, or he posted it without believing it, in which case he would be a liar.....

[red states rule]

With all the hate that the left has rained on Pres Bush, VP Cheney, and Gov Palin, there are precious few liberals left who have any moral authority to comment on human decency.

[Bonnie]

The gitmo is a complex debate, im sure many of the prisoners have commited terror related crimes, however, they should be tried in the countries in which they were captured. It makes no sense sending them to the US for trial. But, tell me how can these people get a fair trial?

Problem with that is most are from Yemen, and the Yemen governing body has already stated they don't want them back.

[red states rule]

Botom line is, these terrorists are not common criminals they are enemy combatants and they don't get the same rights as a theif or murderer that is an American citizen

Tserrorist are motivated mostly by religious ideaology, rather than nationalism. They are recruited by clerics who preach it as a religious duty to the muslim masses, simply hoping that seeds of jihad they preach each week simply take root in a few of those listening over time.

All of the US laws, and giving them US Constitutional rights, will not change this.

[Bonnie]

No, they should have a fair trial as well...whether it be in the US or at the Hague. Let the evidence speak for itself...Or are you too worried that the evidence against them is so damning as to be incontrovertible?

If Bush and Cheney have the courage of their convictions, they should not fear the outcome. But they don't...And they do.

Yes
Bully afterall they are all just innocent goat herders that got swooped down on by our evil troops

You are funny

[red states rule]

Yes
Bully afterall they are all just innocent goat herders that got swooped down on by our evil troops

You are funny

I think BP So wants detectives, CSI, Prosecutors on the battlefield

[Bonnie]

I think BP So wants detectives, CSI, Prosecutors on the battlefield

Not sure of the practicality of that BUT it would make for some great reality TV

[red states rule]

Not sure of the practicality of that BUT it would make for some great reality TV

Bpnnie, the way BP wants to grant them US Constitutional rights - why not have them on the battlefield?

Getting witnesses to testify against throath slitters will be as much fun as testifying against the Mafia.

and then the left would then tell us how the terrorists were abused as a child

[Bonnie]

Bpnnie, the way BP wants to grant them US Constitutional rights - why not have them on the battlefield?

Getting witnesses to testify against throath slitters will be as much fun as testifying against the Mafia.

and then the left would then tell us how the terrorists were abused as a child

Yes..the reality is the constitution allows for no such "rights"...In truth what he can't admit to is that HE disagrees with that (which is his right to do so), however that does not change the fact of what is written.

[red states rule]

Yes..the reality is the constitution allows for no such "rights"...In truth what he can't admit to is that HE disagrees with that (which is his right to do so), however that does not change the fact of what is written.

Who is going to pay for all the cost bringing these criminals to trial Bonnie?

I believe Pres Obama thinks this country has enough money for everyone except the millions of americans that have to pay the bill.

[Bonnie]

Who is going to pay for all the cost bringing these criminals to trial Bonnie?

I believe Pres Obama thinks this country has enough money for everyone except the millions of americans that have to pay the bill.

Bully can fork over the dough He's a rich liberal wracked with guilt no??

[red states rule]

Bully can fork over the dough He's a rich liberal wracked with guilt no??

Bonnie, libs like BP only use OPM - Other People's Money. He would never use his own money to finance his desired government programs and activities

Why give the terrorists the satisfaction of OJ-style show trials? They are not US citizens and should not be afforded such rights.