Obama formalizes George W. Bush's detention policy.

[Bluebear]

It was another important moment in the education of Barack Obama.

He began his presidency with a pledge to close the military prison at Guantanamo Bay within a year. Within months, he realized that was impossible. And now he has essentially formalized George W. Bush's detention policy.

With Monday's announcement that the Obama administration will resume military tribunals at Gitmo, conservatives rushed out triumphant I-told-you-sos. Liberal supporters were again feeling betrayed. Administration officials had some 'splainin' to do...

Not only had he revoked his pledge to close Gitmo within a year, but he also had contradicted his claim that the policy "can't be based simply on what I or the executive branch decide alone." His executive order did exactly what he said must not be done, in a style pioneered by Obama's immediate predecessor in the Oval Office. "This detention without trial - what's different from the Bush administration?" a French reporter from Le Monde asked during the call.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/07/AR2011030704863.html

[aquart]

1. Spaghetti for a spine.

[FiveGoodMen]

14. You're giving him far too much credit.

[Skittles]

2. just take out the word DETENTION from your subject line and be DONE with it

[Starry Messenger]

3. +

[Bluebear]

7. :nodding:

[LWolf]

9. Nailed it. nt

[Paradoxical]

4. Goddamnit

[Solly Mack]

5. K&R

[Bluebear]

15. .

[LooseWilly]

6. Ohh, I guess it's official now? It was pretty obviously the plan when Obama didn't shut it down...

I'm not surprised in the least... and I don't approve in the least... so I guess I'm not the base, all over again?...
:shrug:

[corpseratemedia]

8. we need a an actual democrat with a conscience in '12

[Blue Owl]

10. The best we can do is Dimson {shrug}

:mad:

[Jakes Progress]

11. But, but a general sneered at him.

So what else could he do?

[The Northerner]

12. I hope this isn't true at all

[indepat]

13. The only bad policies of junior that BHO has continued/ratified are any/all that have been

continued/ratified 'cause: every freakin' last one was holistically bad imo from the git-go. EOS. Refutation invited. :patriot: