[Agema]

I would say that the US, as inherited from Britain and the Magna Carta, is established on the Rule Of Law. The rule of law in America I believe also states quite unambiguously, as an essential premise, that all should be equal before the eyes of the law. It doesn't matter whether it's a foreign terrorist or a local pickpocket. I cannot say enough how much that is a principle America or any other civilised nation should be proud of, admired for, and right to uphold.

Currently, Guantanamo Bay humiliates the above principles. If you're American, you may have no idea how much it harms your national reputation in the eyes of the world. Bush, and therefore the US government, has caused the mess. If the next administration needs to make some unpalatable decisions to clear it up and restore the nation's honour, so be it.