ms. pearlstine. >> as a policy matter, which is how i understand your question, i think the preference of article 3 court, you get all the tactical benefit of a successful -- almost always successful prosecution without any of the strategic downside of using a forum that is still perceived and hopefully the new commissions will be better but generally the military commission forum is still perceived as a secondary justice. there's a tremendous amount of work that has to come before the perception and reality. i think we're on the right track now. but in the meantime, there is no powerful tool for the long-term detention of terror suspects than prosecution in article 3 court. >> mr. edney? >> well, it's hard for me to say that i have a policy preference because i'm used to giving legal advice on this question. i think my legal advice on it would be the following. if the premise is right that's been recognized by two administrations now that you need some military commission system for some members of al-qaeda to hold them to account for their crimes against the law of war, i think it's imp