For those suggesting that the President's actions have put in place a system that has become a useful tool in the "war on terror" how is it that the last four years have seen amazingly few convictions of terrorist suspects?  

Sorry,forgot about rendition and being able to send "enemy combatants" to Guantanamo without trial.  Man, its hard to keep track of whether we're winning or not when everything's so hush,hush!