For those who are happy with this decision, the question remains; how do you respond?

The left has criticized the President for going into Iraq and distracting our military from the “real target” in Afghanistan. While it may be true that Bin Laden has taken credit for the attack on New York, an admission of guilt is not sufficient to convict in criminal court. It seems he would have to be proven guilty of direct involvement in the crime (which may not have been the case at all.) While the gears of justice turn slowly and deliberately, the next bunch of Bin Ladens would be free to study the proceedings, or take their chances and make their mark.

Neither the Geneva Conventions nor the American criminal court are tools fit for this problem and military history repeatedly tells the story of powers that could not recognize new threats.

Also, when you are defending the world from evil America, don’t forget that Guantanamo has a better record than any other Cuban prison you care to name.