A Damn Good Question

Now that Al Queda in Yemen is openly trying to attack the US Homeland, it bears noticing that several active Al Queda in Yemen members were former Guantanamo detainees.

Letting these guys out is totally beyond me. What was the Bush Administration thinking? And does the President even have full jurisdiction over this? I know he is commander in chief and I know he has the right to pardon people...but seriously...it is not clear to me that an enemy combatant can be just be let go. While all the journalists castigate Cheney and Bush on their ill treatment of detainees, frankly, I'm much more upset with this kind of softness.