Holder: "I Know Better"

I missed/obscured the real story about KSM's trial in order to make a point.

The point I was trying to make was that It ain't easy. Despite what these simpletons thought. Only low-functioning assclowns could possibly believe leading a once-mighty nation is easy.

But in making that point, I didn't emphasize at all that this policy is against Eric Holder's choice, not per his choice.

And he wants you to know that too.

In stark language, Holder lambasted Congress for imposing restrictions blocking any detainees from being tried in the U.S., saying that the "unwise and unwarranted restrictions" undermine the U.S. in counter-intelligence and counter-terror efforts.

Expressing his disappointment in no uncertain terms, the attorney general said that as a native New Yorker, he knows as well as anyone the federal court's capacity to try the suspects. He added that he's intimately familiar with the cases, much moreso than congressional members -- or the public -- who opposed allowing the cases to be held in the United States.

"Do I know better than them? Yes. I respect their ability to disagree but they should respect that this is an executive branch function, a unique executive branch function," Holder said in a press conference.

Well Congress seems to have blocked it with the power of the purse so it seems to not be an entirely unique function, eh?

Too bad Holder won't be able to deliver civilian-trial victories like this one.

posted by Ace at 05:09 PM

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