Reply #29: I am stunned by the attitudes of many on this site

[CynicalObserver]

who seem to prefer harsher measures against the US political opposition (GOP) than againt unlawful combatants attempting to do quite horrible things to the country (a successful attack over detroit would have had all kinds of catastrophic effects, and operationally the only reason it didn't succeed is equipment failure, not detection). When you hate your next-door neighbor more than the 9/11 attackers or the guy who very nearly joined them in the successful attacker list, this country is totally screwed.

I would bet the % of voters who support trying this guy as a civilian criminal case, much less cutting a 'deal' with him, is astonishing low. I don't understand where the payoff is in letting future attackers know they can get a deal too, presumably.