Get a grip.
First, I don't "hate" Bush and in fact proudly voted for the man twice. But I still believe that his handing over of the prosecution of the war to to a pack of ACLU lawyers and soft, military political hacks is disgraceful.
Second, the Commander-in-Chief, by definition, cannot use "undue command influence" - - he's the guy at the top of the heap and he can pick up the frigging phone any time he finally gets a clue and end this disgusting railroad job, instantly.
Correct that President Bush could have picked up the phone and stopped this anytime he wanted. Then those men would have still went through tons of hassles and had this following them around for the rest of their lives. It would always be said that “ Daddy Bush saved them but they’re still monsters.” Now most have been cleared by the courts the best result they can get out of this.