Gitmo's 'going out of business sale!

2015-12-13T18:08:01-05:00

I'm so glad Gitmo wasn't shut down. There are some of the worlds worst detained at Gitmo, and had they been released, it definitely would come back to bite us. Obama's rush to close it, is something I have never understood why. As the years have passed since he wanted it closed, I now have an idea why, but I'm not going to go there.
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Within days after taking office, Barack Obama pompously penned an executive order closing the prison facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, within a year. Seven years later, the facility remains open due to strenuous objections to moving Gitmo’s occupants stateside (or elsewhere) as well as concerns over the cost of closing the prison. A recent Defense Department proposal pegged the cost as $600 million, which includes separate holding facilities around the country for the remaining detainees.

Frustrated at the lack of progress, some in Obama’s camp want him to go the executive order route again and with a stroke of a pen magically make the holding cells disappear. In reality, though, Obama has stepped up the pace of releasing prisoners over the last several months with another five transferred to the United Arab Emirates this week. The current population of 107 may be in double-digits by year’s end if Obama has his way. Last month, Obama spokesman Josh Earnest intoned, “I’m not aware of any ongoing effort to devise a strategy using only the president’s executive authority to accomplish this goal. But I certainly wouldn’t … take that option off the table.”

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Gitmo's 'Going Out of Business' Sale

Obama is closing the prison a few released jihadis at a time.

Response by LTC Stephen F. made Dec 13 at 2015 6:11 PM

2015-12-13T18:11:02-05:00

I am very glad GITMO was not shut down as well SGT Private RallyPoint Member. Just this week we read about a al qaeda operative released from GITMO in 2012 who has been very active in Yemen.
POTUS Obama has been visibly showing signs of aging from the enormous strain of being POTUS.
He has had to backtrack from many of his campaign promises related to military operations and terrorism and its impact on the USA since taking office.
I concur with your statement "Within days after taking office, Barack Obama pompously penned an executive order closing the prison facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, within a year. Seven years later, the facility remains open due to strenuous objections to moving Gitmo’s occupants stateside (or elsewhere) as well as concerns over the cost of closing the prison."

Response by PO3 Michael James made Dec 13 at 2015 6:44 PM

2015-12-13T18:44:54-05:00

SGT Bodine, Do Not understand either.. Has Cuban Government Demanded it shut down ?? As an alternative are we to offer the prisoners the top floor at the Hilton ?? Are they considered POW's ?? Do other Nations want President Obama to release them ?? They have medical, food, water.. that is better than some of our civilians have !!

Response by SGT Francis Wright made Dec 13 at 2015 6:56 PM

2015-12-13T18:56:27-05:00

Build the camp on Johnston Atoll. That's where they should have put in in the first place, out of sight out of mind.

Response by SSG (ret) William Martin made Dec 13 at 2015 7:05 PM

2015-12-13T19:05:31-05:00

So basically we can get 5 top detainees released for one deserter. That is called a 5 for 1 deal.

Response by CPT Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 13 at 2015 10:19 PM

2015-12-13T22:19:51-05:00

There's a silver lining to every cloud.

Response by MAJ Bryan Zeski made Dec 13 at 2015 11:26 PM

2015-12-13T23:26:27-05:00

Does anyone doubt the Constitutionality of GITMO?

If it's not Constitutional, what do we support it?

Response by PO3 Steven Sherrill made Dec 14 at 2015 9:24 AM

2015-12-14T09:24:48-05:00

Could always put them into general population, room them with supremacists and see who survives. it becomes a self solving problem.