Posted on 02/21/2016 7:43:39 PM PST by Kaslin
We all know the president wants to close Guantanamo Bay, the plans for which how that will be achieved are expected this month, but what happens if we continue to nab more Islamic extremists? For now, the interrogations occur on naval ships and the prisoners are transferred to other nations' legal systems, or they're brought here to be tried in our court system. That's including military commissions, according to the Associated Press. Yet, this lack of clarity on what to do if we see an uptick in captured terrorists has legal wonks and national security officials unnerved:
"If you're going to be doing counterterrorism operations that bring in detainees, you have to think through what you are going to do with them," said Phillip Carter, former deputy assistant defense secretary for detainee policy. "If the U.S. is going to conduct large-scale combat operations or large-scale special
Rebecca Ingber, an associate law professor at Boston University who follows the issue, warns that if the U.S. engaged in a full ground war in Syria, "chances are there would need to be detention facilities of some kind in the vicinity."
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The U.S. has deployed about 200 new special operations forces to Iraq, and they are preparing to work with the Iraqis to begin going after IS fighters and commanders, "killing or capturing them wherever we find them, along with other key targets," Defense Secretary Ash Carter said.
Brett McGurk, special presidential envoy for the global coalition to counter IS, told Congress this month that in the final six months of 2015, 90 senior to midlevel leaders were killed, including the IS leader's key deputies: Haji Mutazz, the top leader in Iraq, and Abu Sayyaf, the IS oil minister and financier.
Sayyaf was killed in a raid to rescue American hostage Kayla Mueller; his wife, known as Umm Sayyaf, was captured.
Her case illustrates how the Obama administration is prosecuting some terrorist suspects in federal courts or military commissions or leaving them in the custody of other nations.
Yet, even the president seemed to know that closing Gitmo would be a huge political hurdle for his administration to overcome with a Republican Congress. He said in his final presser of 2015 that he wants to find ways to work with Congress, but don't be shocked if the closing this facility comes in the form of an executive order.
How about “shoot, shovel, and shut up”?
Pretty difficult to capture a terrorist with a drone. Plus, I predict his trip to Cuba is to hand Gitmo back over to his communist friends, the Castros.
Yeah he’s sending them back to the battle area.
That pretty much prescribes the solution I’ve recommended for years.
Take no prisoners.
We know, he is planning on giving them green cards. 300,000 of them. Paul Ryan gave them the money to pay for it.
If me and my buddies were getting IEDed, and we caught a “suspect” that the pResident would let go...What is that old saying, “Shot while trying to escape”?
He has those beady dead cold black eyes.
... Plus, I predict his trip to Cuba is to hand Gitmo back over to his communist friends, the Castros...
The way Obama works Cuba will in turn lease the base, with all improvments, fixtures and furnishings for 99 years to Russia, China, Iran or to the North Koreans.
Far as I can tell, he is just killin em where they stand.
So, there’s that...
Aww. That’s soooo nice of him. What a swell guy. /s
Yes, he does. Like a meth head.
Is this to make room for himself there?
What I was thinking too. Sounds like we don't want to take any more prisoners.
Detroit?
They should feed them all pork and then give them a bath in pork blood, then release them
Fixed it.
There was a fatwa that forgave them for being involved with pork against their will.
After any such order you should then invite all those captured to move to your 2nd floor living quarters mullah.
The possession of Gitmo is by a treaty with a LEASE. This requires Congress to rescind. But when has that stopped this traitor?
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