GWOT Platitudes

George Monbiot, in the Guardian, says Guantánamo Makes Us All Less Safe
Which leads me to ask: Would you feel safer if we released them all into your back yard?
I don't think I'll be getting an answer anytime soon.

This is predictable America-hating claptrap disguised as concern for human rights. Concerned world citizens don't trust the Bush administration, but invest complete credulity in every nutball who "accidentally" stumbled onto a battlefield with a bazooka in his hands.
Alan Dershowitz provides a nice counterpoint to the soft-headed critics. He points not to right or wrong, but to gaps in current law that responsible governments need to cooperate on closing if we are going to deal with international terrorism in a humane fashion. Unfortunately, too many people would rather engage in America bashing.

Given the scope of our operations since 9/11, it is inevitable that some abuses have occurred, and each one is a shame. But misfortunes are bound to happen when you're forced to go it alone because your feckless friends have abandoned you or are secretly sabotaging your efforts.