The Art of Politics

Parole Violation

And you thought Willie Horton was bad?

In a stunning turn of events that makes the Dukakis furlough program pale, a man held at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba as an enemy combatant for eight months rejoined the Taliban after release, and got his parole permanently revoked by Afghan forces.

This was only a matter of time. Thankfully, this person was killed by Afghan forces. But what if he hadn't been? Can we imagine the outrage and furor if someone who was held at Gitmo, then released under pressure from handwringing concerns either foreign or domestic, went on to commit an act of terror that resulted in innocent deaths?

There is a disconnect between the policies of the war on terror and the rhetoric. Everyone wants to be tough on terror, nobody wants to be tough on the terrorists. The people in Gitmo aren't people who have a funny last name and tried to check a plastic spork through airline security, these are people who were taken in arms against American forces.

The EU and ACLU need to just get over it. Guantanamo Bay needs to be a Roach Motel where the vermin check in, but don't check out...

Posted by MEC2 at September 26, 2004 10:34 PM