Obama Cancels “Combatant”

Via executive order, President Obama abolished Guantanamo Bay. He concluded enhanced interrogation. He revised combatant status. “We intend to win this fight,” said Obama. “We're going to win it on our terms. The message that we are sending the world is that the United States intends to prosecute the ongoing struggle against violence and terrorism and we are going to do so vigilantly and we are going to do so effectively and we are going to do so in a manner that is consistent with our values and our ideals.”

President Obama’s decision is unsettling. Terrorists are not carjackers. They are not thieves. They are ruthless and unrepentant murderers. September 11, 2001 was not an assault. The aftermath is not cops and robbers. The murderers merit special prosecution.