Should President Obama Designate Abdulmutallab As An Enemy Combatant?

Is Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab the first of a wave of syringe bomb attackers? Photo: REUTERS

Obama Can Still Designate Abdulmutallab An Enemy Combatant -- Weekly Standard

Unable to defend themselves on the merits, the administration and Democratic leaders are trying to change the topic to blaming Bush and Republicans. This is pathetic.

First of all, Obama is president. He has been for almost a year. Whatever mistakes Bush did or didn’t make, Obama is in charge -- and the issue isn’t partisan score-settling, it’s whether the system he is in charge of is working. It isn’t.

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My Comment: A source in the intelligence community explains everything to Kristol.