Much Has Been Made of the Debate on Whether to Try

question 73

Essay

Much has been made of the debate on whether to try Guantanamo detainees and other captured terrorists before military commissions or civilian courts.Given what you have read in the text, define the argument put forth by the Bush and Obama administrations in regard to this question.

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Definitions:

Component

An element or part of a larger whole, especially in systems, machines, or products, contributing to or comprising a function or structure.

Equivalent

Identical in worth, quantity, role, significance, and so on.

Consistent

Characteristics or conditions that do not contradict each other and are in harmony.

Biconditional

A logical connective between statements where both conditions imply each other; typically phrased as "if and only if".