. >> khalid sheik mohammed, ramzi bin-alshid. >> that is attorney general eric holder. there will be tried by military commissions and gitmo. sti -- holder said he still wants to try them in new york but congress forces and. > -- forced his hand. >> i always thought that with these guys, a military commission was at a reasonable thing to do. when you have to do is make sure that they are fair enough to pass constitutional muster. the last time the president tried to do it, he did it on his own without congress and they were to rfare and president bush -- >> the military knows how to do this. >> they do it and they should be able to do it. these people were involved in the biggest attack on the united states shores ever by a foreign power. i don't know why that isn't war and you shouldn't try them in a military trial. >> what took them so long? >> they made a strategic error in deciding to close down guantanamo. >> he promised it in his campaign. >> but they should have known what they're talking about and had an idea offhat can of pushback they would get. and after they

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