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Originally posted by Scipio
That's just the thing. We haven't charged them with anything. If they're doing something illegal, by God let's put them in front of a judge (or tribunal or whatever), and get it over with. Just because we don't like them, or because they aren't very nice people doesn't mean we get to hold them indefinitely.
It's a constitutional principle that we don't imprison people without charging them with a crime. Remember, we're a democracy, not a tyrannical dictatorship.
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And charge them with what- hating the US? What domestic crime have they broken? Is it against The US criminal code for a foreign citizen to make war against The United States? What about the Geneva Convention? Have we signed a truce or any article ending hostilities with the Taliban or Al Qaeda? If we do then we can just give them back. Why doesn't anybody blame Taliban officials for their fate? Maybe if they did sign a truce ending hostilities then the situation would end. Until the answers unfold should we just let them go? "You all come back when we figure out what we're gonna do O.K.? Be good boys until then."
I hate to say this but there is no clear cut solution. But the Governments PRIMARY purpose under the Constitution is to protect America from foreign threats. If the Government believes these people still pose a threat, then they're just doing their job.