Joe Lieberman: “That is absolutely right. The Senator stated earlier-- and it is an important point--this is the danger we get into as…”

“That is absolutely right. The Senator stated earlier-- and it is an important point--this is the danger we get into as we start to treat people who are terrorists as common criminals, or even uncommon criminals, which is that the criminal law aims at imposing a penalty, doing justice, incarcerating somebody as a result. The law of war is aimed at making sure that enemy combatants, prisoners of war, are taken off the battlefield----”