They'd much rather him rot without trial in Guantanamo for the rest of his life, as to serve a better lesson to anyone thinking of following his footsteps.
After all the bull*hit about "enemy combatants", my faith in the separation of powers in the US is quite nil.
See: holding Manning for years without trial, killing American citizens without trail (overseas)
They'd much rather him rot without trial in Guantanamo for the rest of his life, as to serve a better lesson to anyone thinking of following his footsteps.