I agree that's a possibility and a probability. He was surely convinced otherwise by his advisors, whomever they were. We do live in a democracy and as citizens who elect representatives, we must have that information to be able to elect properly. That's is the concerning disconnect. We need to understand the justifications of Guantanamo and the wars and USA PATRIOT Act and decide for ourselves. But we aren't "allowed" to, which is in itself circumventing democracy.

An analogy I would use is buying a car. On the outside it looks great. I have normal concerns, but the salesman won't allow me to either inspect it, or have an independent mechanic inspect it, but he'll allow his mechanic to inspect it and he'll report the results to me. That's what I feel our democracy is like on these issues.