Well, We’ve Got No Idea What We’re Going to Do

Published May 10, 2009 6:10pm ET



“Decision Points” is not just the title of George W. Bush’s memoir — it’s also the Obama administration’s Gitmo strategy. Which is to say, after announcing the closure of Gitmo, the administration has, according to National Security Adviser Jim Jones, not made a single decision about how to implement that policy. I’ve removed the questions from the transcript since they’re largely irrelevant — the answers are all the same: no decision has been taken or made or reached or determined. As McCain would point out later in the show, maybe they should have figured some of this out before they announced — and took credit — for closing the facility. And keep in mind these are successive answers all dealing with Gitmo:

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