But that would rob Eric Holder of his opportunity to Mirandize another enemy combatant.
What would Reagan do? We both know.
I don't know what Reagan would have done, and neither do you. His record on attacks by radical Islamists is mixed. He also was operating in the pre 9/11/01 world, when the attitude of pretty much all western governments toward Islamofacism was very different.
I do, however, know what Bush 43 would do, because he did it, and he had a strong ally in Tony Blair. Guaranteed if those two men were still in their respective offices, Assange would not be sitting comfortably in England. Neither of them would have simply shrugged their shoulders and allowed this situation to fester for months like Obama has done.