If I am going to bash his administration for what I think it does wrong, then I have to acknowledge when it rises to the challenge.
Recently, when a Federal judge ordered a Gitmo detainee freed, I said that now was the time to find out if we were a nation of laws, and if the Obama administration would react like Andrew Jackson or follow the law.
LATimes:
They followed the law. This is a good sign, but only a start.
Recently, when a Federal judge ordered a Gitmo detainee freed, I said that now was the time to find out if we were a nation of laws, and if the Obama administration would react like Andrew Jackson or follow the law.
LATimes:
Reporting from Washington — Avoiding a showdown with a federal judge, the Obama administration agreed Wednesday to release from Guantanamo Bay an Afghan prisoner who was captured as a teenager and held nearly seven years for allegedly throwing a grenade at U.S. soldiers.
The government said it would "promptly release" Mohammed Jawad, now 23, and send him to Afghanistan -- but only after it sent a required notification to Congress explaining whether his release would pose a risk to national security. That will take 22 days, the administration said.
They followed the law. This is a good sign, but only a start.
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22 Days seems like a long, specific amount of time.
Odd.
The cynic in me wonders if it's all just political maneuvering and not some actual ideological and ethical belief, but even it is he still gets high marks in that regard so far. He's certainly not been perfect, but at least he's heading in the right direction.
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