DEFENDING GITMO

The Supreme Court has decided to review the legal status of enemy combatants held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The court must tread lightly in this area or risk infringement of the wartime authority of the CINC. Defeatist and media criticism of GITMO is not justification for the dangerous moves now being contemplated by the administration or the court.
Libs have a difficult time understanding the simplicities of the issues involved. Those individual engaged in armed combat with and subsequently captured by American forces are not POWs unless they fight with the uniforms and markings of a recognized nation. Captured terrorists do not conduct warfare in a manner that entitles them to POW status, and therefore must be defined in a seperate category, that of enemy combatant. The administration has already foolishly conceded this point and granted de facto POW status, which implies Geneva Convention protections the terrorists have already rejected by fighting without recognized uniform.
Once captured, how long should we keep these murderers in detention? How about, oh, I don't know, UNTIL THE WAR IS OVER? If they are considered POWs, then the confinement lasts until armed hostilities cease. Of course, only the Jihadis can decide when to stop, so the burden of the situation is ironically on the terrorist buddies of those held. It would be extremely unwise to release any of these individuals so they can continue their war against us. There should be no trials or military commisions. We should not set a precedent of trails for captured enemy. Those dumb enough to be captured should be held indefinitely. The Germans and Japanese captured in WW2 simply had to sit out the rest of the war in the penalty box, and that is the only acceptable precedent to deal with suicidal extremists.
Congress is now threatening to cut GITMO funding in a misguided and dangerous publicity stunt. Maybe they would prefer they be held in CONUS, perhaps in THEIR district or state. Some have suggested Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. Injecting Muslim fanatics into our federal prisons here at home is not a wise move. The security threat and risk of radicalization is just too great. GITMO gives us an island in the sky to hold these 375 killers safely away from innocents and our armed forces.
Congress and the Supreme Court are very close to violating the Constitution they are sworn to uphold (big surprise). No advise or consent is required for the CINC to protect America. The critics of GITMO are usually the same ones who criticize every move of the President. This is another issue where Bush should stand up and take the actions necessary to defend our nation. If the court grants full access to U.S. courts for captured enemy combatants, the President should the next day issue an edict to the military ordering that no prisoners be taken. Winning a war requires bold and cruel moves, and Bush should act swiftly to any challenge to presidential authority over the military. He owes at least that to future CINCs.

JINGOCON