A Jury trial in New York

Today, Obama announced that terrorists including the mastermind of the 9-11 attacks will be give trial in federal court in New York City. As the Church lady on SNL used to say, "Isn't that special!"

Givng these terrorists jury trials and the full rights which come with a trial in federal court is a rather crazy response by the White House to the terrorist attack at Fort Hood. Surely, the Obamacrats will deny any linkage between the two events, but one owuld need to be deaf, dumb and blind to miss the connection. First, Obama dithers for nearly a year on what to do with the folks in Gitmo. Then, last week, we have the first terrorist attack in the USA since 9-11. Obama's reaction was a non-reaction. First he went on with his speech to an Indian group and only stuck in a reference to the terror attack in the middle of his remarks. (looks like he is truly lost without his teleprompter). Then, after it became clear that Major Hassan was an Islamic terrorist, Obama still failed to condemn the attack as an act of war by a terrorist. Despite the uproar in the country about his silence, Obama left for Asia still failing to call this a terror attack.

My initital view regarding Obama's behavior was that he did not want to offend the Muslim community worldwide by calling this terror. Now, with the announcement of the full criminal trials in New York, Obama has confirmed that this, indeed was his naive outlook. Actually, to call it naive does not do it justice. It is closer to delusional than naive. Obama apprently thinks that by giving jury trials to the terrorists, he will be able to convince the remaining terror organizations that we mean them no harm. Surely, the Taliban and Al Qaeda will lay down their arms and make peace now that they know that their compatriots will have full legal rights in their trials.

It is hard for me to imgine that the President of the United States could actually hold this view, but there is no other choice. Obama and his advisors think that the War on Terror (sorry for using the proper name), is more like a high school debate than a war. It will be won by speeches and gestures and not by bullets and bombs. Guess again guys! All you have succeeded in doing by giving these terrorists trial in New York is to give them a great media stage from which they can spew their propaganda. Some victory. Who knows how many other Major Hassans are out there in the USA just waiting to be radicalized by what they hear from these ridiculous trials?

I just hope that the administration does not end up releasing these terrorists since they cannot give up all of the confidential evidence that has been gathered about these folks. Truly, if that is the result, Obama should be impeached or, at least, voted out of office promptly.