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Plan to Close Guantanamo Bay Prison in the Works
TIME ^ | July 22, 2015 | By Maya Rhodan

Posted on 07/23/2015 6:35:28 PM PDT by Brad from Tennessee

The Obama Administration is drafting a plan to finally close the military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, officials said Wednesday, racing against the clock to fulfill a long-delayed promise by President Obama before his time in office runs out.

“The Administration is in the final stages of drafting a plan to safely and responsibly close the prison at Guantanamo Bay and to present that plan to Congress,” White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest said Wednesday.

Earnest said closing the prison is in the national security interest of the United States.

One of Obama’s first moves as President was to pledge that the prison would close within his first year in office. But he has repeatedly been stymied by opposition from congressional Republicans to transferring or releasing prisoners from the site, which Obama has decried as a propaganda tool for terrorists because of the years suspected militants have spent there without trial. . .

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KEYWORDS: castro; cuba; gitmo; giveupbase; surrender
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TIME blames the GOP for blocking Obama from closing Gitmo yet when Democrats controlled Congress they defunded his plan to close the prison.
1 posted on 07/23/2015 6:35:28 PM PDT by Brad from Tennessee
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To: Brad from Tennessee

Assuming the Zero doesn’t give it back to Cuba, the next president can simply reopen it.

If he does give it away, there are some Aleutian rocks that are even more secure from escape.

Just thinking out loud.


2 posted on 07/23/2015 6:40:37 PM PDT by xzins (Retired Army Chaplain and Proud of It! Pray for their victory or quit saying you support our troops)
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To: Brad from Tennessee

He’s going to give it back to Cuba.

Absolutely, positively, no doubt.


3 posted on 07/23/2015 6:41:37 PM PDT by Jim Noble (Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain)
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To: Brad from Tennessee

No.

(see tagline)


4 posted on 07/23/2015 6:41:45 PM PDT by Vision (Why does everyone pretend that Obama is mentally well?)
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To: Brad from Tennessee

Guess who is going to move into Gitmo... The Russians and Chinese!


5 posted on 07/23/2015 6:43:24 PM PDT by Thunder90 (All posts soley represent my own opinion.)
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To: Brad from Tennessee

That’s the half of it, giving Gitmo back is probably in the cards. Castro will give up some decrepit American felon in trade. Lurch and Odingbat will sing what great negotiators they are.


6 posted on 07/23/2015 6:44:35 PM PDT by DAC21 (.z)
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To: Brad from Tennessee

The Cuba thing was to get the prisoners of GIMO released.


7 posted on 07/23/2015 6:45:39 PM PDT by Chgogal (Obama "hung the SEALs out to dry, basically exposed them like a set of dog balls..." CMH)
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To: Brad from Tennessee

They should take the remaining terrorist prisoners and let them move in with Barry and Moochelle.


8 posted on 07/23/2015 6:45:42 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (Remember! It's not a hate crime if the victim is white.)
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To: xzins

Let’s see. Under Obama’s Cuba policy, we free all the terrorists from GITMO and close it. That would leave the only prisoners in Cuba those freedom-seekers such as the Ladies in White, black human rights activists, and some clergymen.

Yep. Looks like Obama got his priorities right, for a Communist traitor!

And our damned Congress has backed this.

Democrats belong in GITMO and RINOS belong in Alcatrez.

That’s my policy and I’m sticking to it!


9 posted on 07/23/2015 6:51:21 PM PDT by MadMax, the Grinning Reaper
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To: MadMax, the Grinning Reaper

Baby killers belong in hell and spineless traitors belong in the hell right above that one.


10 posted on 07/23/2015 6:53:34 PM PDT by xzins (Retired Army Chaplain and Proud of It! Pray for their victory or quit saying you support our troops)
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To: Brad from Tennessee

He could send all the prisoners left at GITMO to Chicago .... they would blend in with no culture shock.


11 posted on 07/23/2015 6:55:18 PM PDT by RetiredTexasVet (No matter the laws that get passed or the edicts given they are just queers, freaks and perverts.)
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To: RetiredTexasVet

He could send all the prisoners left at GITMO to Chicago .... they would blend in with no culture shock.

___________

That might be the plan!


12 posted on 07/23/2015 7:09:52 PM PDT by Whenifhow
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To: DAC21

A “decrepit American felon”?

That would be driving a hard bargain for
this butt nugget administration.


13 posted on 07/23/2015 7:19:54 PM PDT by Sivad (NorCal red turf ;-))
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To: Jim Noble

“He’s going to give it back to Cuba.”

Part of the deal with Cuba.

“America will break down the walls of embargos and open up our markets for Cuban products. And in exchange, we will close down Gitmo.”


14 posted on 07/23/2015 7:52:20 PM PDT by EQAndyBuzz (Change the Defense of Marriage Act to the Defense of Holy Matrimony Act. Game, set match.)
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To: EQAndyBuzz

Bingo.


15 posted on 07/23/2015 8:22:25 PM PDT by jim-x (9/11/2001 - Never forget, Never forgive.)
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To: Brad from Tennessee

Set up a prison in Hawaii for these terrorists. Put them a block away from where Obozo plans to retire.


16 posted on 07/23/2015 8:30:45 PM PDT by FreeAtlanta (Restore Liberty!)
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To: EQAndyBuzz

Jimmy Carters mini me.

Only so much more vile and evil.


17 posted on 07/23/2015 8:31:48 PM PDT by FreeAtlanta (Restore Liberty!)
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To: Brad from Tennessee
Fine, as long as they take the inmates offshore a hundred miles or so, dump them, and say "swim ahkbar!" you are free!

Do not forget a little chum in the water to keep the sharks away.................

18 posted on 07/23/2015 8:38:49 PM PDT by doorgunner69
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To: FreeAtlanta
Hawaii does not want the bastard, and the Wookie sees it as too low rent and too many honkies running around.

It will be Chicongo or the DC area, both ethnic enough for the Wookie to feel comfortable and the shopping up to snuff.

19 posted on 07/23/2015 8:41:34 PM PDT by doorgunner69
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To: Brad from Tennessee

Dump all the prisoners in Cuba. Tell them Castro wants to kill all Muslims.


20 posted on 07/23/2015 9:09:02 PM PDT by TBP (Obama lies, Granny dies.)
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