Better late than never

Obama, the 3-dimensional chess master, far superior to those of us of weaker intellect, has finally come to the conclusion that releasing Yemeni terrorists from Gitmo to Yemen is probably not the smartest idea.

The U.S. will not transfer any detainees from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to Yemen right now, White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said Tuesday.

But that decision does not rule out future idiocy.

More than a dozen detainees transferred to Yemen reportedly have returned to fight with Al Qaeda. But Deputy National Security Adviser for Counterterrorism and Homeland Security John Brennan did not rule out sending Yemeni detainees back to that country.