In a statement to TPMmuckraker, Sen. Kit Bond (R-MO) elaborates on his position that the Bush Administration made a mistake in not classifying shoebomber Richard Reid as an “enemy combatant” — and that President Obama is now repeating that mistake in handling Umar Abdulmutallab.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=132543