[Izzy Dunne]

, they have to guarantee they don't go back to the battlefield.

Just curious - what would such a "guarantee" from a Gitmo prisoner look like ?

Cross your heart?

Swear on the Bible?

Pinkie swear?

Cut your palms and exchange blood?

[grania]

The Gitmo Five didn't promise much in exchange for their freedom. Why shouldn't they honor a promise to live in paid-for luxury with their families in the richest nation on earth for one year?

Meanwhile, if the US doesn't keep Obama's end of the bargain, it'll give the bad guys a rallying cry to blow us up. It does seem that the Taliban were more honorable negotiators than Obama's negotiators were.