Strike One Against Our New President

Okay, strike one against Obama. It sure didn't take long.

One of his first orders as president was to hold off on the tribunals of the detainees at Guantanamo Bay and have all their cases "reviewed". The thinking, as I understand it, is that many or all of their cases will likely be thrown out because these animals weren't given a "proper trial". One of Obama's ACLU buddies is even demanding that all detainees be freed, regardless of who they are or what their crime. It's important to note that among the distinguished "guests" at Gitmo is none other than Khalid Sheikh Mohammed. For those of you who don't know who that is (and shame on you if you don't), he's the most valued Al Qaeda terrorist we've captured to date. KSM is considered the mastermind behind the 9/11 attacks. I've read about his involvement in the attacks while reading the 9/11 Commission Report -- he was among those at the core of the plot. Another fine, upstanding citizen of no country in particular who's detained there is Ramzi Binalshibh, another major catch from Al Qaeda. He was also a major player in 9/11.

I guess I'm not clear on why, after all of this nation's efforts to scour the earth and capture these slippery terrorist assholes, we now have a president who's more than ready to arbitrarily cut them all loose. WHAT THE FUCK???? Am I the only person in this country who sees the madness in this decision? I hope upon hopes that after the "reviews" of these detainees are complete, somebody wiser than our fucked up new president realizes that we should keep these fucks behind bars, and that that wiser person is in a position to put the brakes on their release.

I DARE one of you Obama fans to provide me with an explanation as to how this is a good idea. PLEASE comment here and tell me why we should cut all those Gitmo animals loose? I challenge you to make sense while you explain it, because I bet you can't do it.

It's a mystery to me why everyone thinks all the detainees held at Gitmo are somehow innocent people who have done nothing wrong. Trial or not, you must understand that many of those detainees were caught with GUNS IN HAND in Afghanistan at the start of the conflict, shooting at our troops. The rest have been caught through extensive surveillance and detective work with all kinds of overwhelming evidence of their involvement in terrorism. These are not a bunch of guys that we just grabbed off some foreign street indiscriminately and labelled them "bad guys". These criminals are the real deal. One does not find himself at Gitmo for running a red light, or for shoplifting. The thugs held there are extremely focused, determined, trained terrorists. The U.S. has spent a lot of time, resources, and has shed a lot of blood, to get these animals into detention. And now our new president thinks these fucks deserve to be cut loose because they were not given a trial?

I would like to point out that these animals refuse to acknowledge, accept, or respect our government, its justice system, or its court system, whether civilian or military. They mock the proceedings at every turn when put into a courtroom situation, and they openly admit their deeds in the courtroom even without having to ask them. If they essentially refuse to cooperate and be "fairly tried" in our courts, then why should we bother? THESE ARE MURDERERS. They admit it. I say let 'em rot. At the least, don't let the fuckers loose. It's not like they're gonna go and behave themselves when cut loose.

Obama, I was willing to give you a chance to prove yourself once in office. This is not a good start.