It is sad. It would have been sad to have lost in Iraq. It would have been devastating.

I believe that it is.

This is the last best chance America has to get it right in Afghanistan.

I think you have made a fundamental mistake here.

I am here to tell you that I am sure he will get convicted in Federal court, but not because we are threatening the judge or the jury, but just because of the nature of the case.

Now, from the protocols that we would institute from the military side, what would you recommend that our military commanders, intelligence officials do at the point of capture?

We would hold them as an enemy combatant.

I think defending the worst among us makes us all better.

I just think when you are at war and the people you have in your capture the commander-in-chief has determined through a rational process are part of the enemy force or may go back to the fight, that America is not a better place for…

We are making history, and we are making bad history, and let me tell you why.

We are making history here, Mr. Attorney General. I will answer it for you. The answer is no.

But under domestic criminal law, the moment the person is in the hands of the U.S. Government, they are entitled to be told they have a right to a lawyer and can remain silent.