Guantanamo Bay

[Nation]

The case is up in front of the Supreme Court, and a ruling is expected to come soon -- the question is,


does the Constitution allow the US to hold all these "enemy combatants" indefinitely?


Here's the problem I see -- whether or not you think all these fellas locked up are dispicable, since the US is doing this, it leaves the option open for other countries who may capture our troops to do exactly the same thing -- declare them as "enemy combatants."

Now, the two situations may be completely different, but it makes OUR argument look a lot weaker, and creates problems. Kind of like the policy we used to have on assassinating world leaders -- other countries began to adopt the same policies, and it would only be a matter of time before the US President was taken down (very easy to do for someone who is determined to do it).