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This decision. he said during a news conference yesterday that he knows better than them. >> the reality is, though, i know this case in a way that members of congress do not. i looked at the files. i've spoken to the prosecutors. i know the tactical concerns that have to go into this decision. so do i know better than them? yes. i respect their ability to disagree. but i think they should respect the fact this is an executive branch function. >> strong reaction from both sides. here are some of the editorials we're sampling for you. the "wall street journal" writing the obama administration d...

Held? >> no. i don't want to hold myself out as, you know, omniscient or anything like that. the reality is that i know this case in a way that members of the congress do not. i looked at the files. i have spoken to the prosecutors. i know the tactical concerns that have to go ininto then tto decision. do i know better than them? yes. i respect the ability to disagree, but they should respect the fact that this is an executive branch function, unique executive branch function. i have to deal with the situation as i find it, and i have reluctantly made the determination that these cases should ...

Reality is, i know this case in a way members of congress do not. i have looked at the files. i have spoken to the prosecutors. i know the tactical concerns that have to go into the decisions. do i know better than them? yes. i respect their ability to disagree. but i think they should respect the fact this is an executive branch function. i had to deal with the situation as i find it. i made the determination to bring these cases in a military commission. >> the public such as the groups in new york city that came to appose the trial there, should they have any voice at all in such a decision...

Guantanamo and promptly to close the facility at guantanamo consistent with the foreign policy interest of the united states and the interest of justice, i here by order. and then we then provide the process whereby guantanamo will be closed no later that one year from now. that was plan "a." plan "b" came out today. that was president obama shortly after taking office as president issuing an executive order to close guantanamo bay prison. today a visibly frustrated attorney general eric holder said congress forced him to reverse that decision and try the 9/11 master mind and four others at gi...

Myself out as, you know, omniscient or anything like that. the reality is though i know this case in a way that members of congress do not. i have looked at the files. i have spoken to the prosecutors. i know the tactical concerns that have to go into this decision. so do i know better than them? yes. i respect their ability to disagree, but i think they should respect the fact this is an executive branch function, a unique executive branch function. i have to deal with the situation as i find it, and i have reluctantly made the determination that's cases should be brought in a military commis...