January 27, 2009 12:01 AM
Prisoner Release
The most stirring moment of President Obama's inaugural address came when he declared that we do not have to abandon our ideals to protect our nation's security. The most disturbing chapter of the Bush administration soon will end with the closing of Guantanamo and the CIA's notorious secret prisons, and with our abandonment,finally, of the torture of detainees. This disgraceful chapter couldn't end soon enough. I firmly believe that our ultimate safety rests not with the crushing of our enemies by force, but with our steadfast adherence to the higher principles of behavior we are supposed to stand for. The thing the jihadists have most to fear is an America bent on exporting our vision of a democratic, tolerant, inclusive and humane society.
