Meanwhile, America held hostage indefinately by the DUh-bama's JACKASS party is perfectly acceptable?
Posted on 12/26/2010 10:05:27 AM PST by Sub-Driver
Gibbs: indefinite detention of terrorists regrettable
White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said Sunday that it was unfortunate that some terrorist suspects at Guantanamo Bay need to be held indefinitely without trial.
"Some would be tried in federal courts, as we've seen done in the past. Some would be tried in military commissions, likely spending the rest of their lives in a maximum security prison that nobody, including terrorists, have ever escaped from. Some, regrettably, will have to be indefinitely detained," Gibbs said on CNN's "State of the Union" as he described Obama's beleaguered plan for closing Guantanamo.
The press secretary quickly sought to clarify his comments by adding, "I say 'regrettably' not because it's a bad thing for--necessarily for them in terms of the fact that they're very dangerous people and we have to make sure that even if we can't prosecute them, we're not putting them back out on the battlefield."
With Obama now almost a year overdue on his promise to close Guantanamo, Gibbs offered no prediction that the president's plan would come to fruition anytime soon. "It's certainly not going to close in the next month," Gibbs said. "I think it's going to be a while."
Gibbs's comments came following an exchange in which CNN's Candy Crowley suggested that the president had the authority to close Guantanamo but had not. Gibbs replied by noting that legislation passed by Congress bars bringing Guantanamo prisoners to the U.S. "There are prohibitions, legislatively, on the transfer," he noted.
Gibbs did not note that all the restrictions were signed into law by Obama, albeit as part of broader legislation. Another measure further limiting Obama's power to move prisoners out of Guantanamo was passed by Congress last week and is awaiting his signature or veto.
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Leftists don’t care about anyone except themselves. They don’t even care about their terrorist buddies. Everyone is expendable except wonderful #1. They used Gitmo to attack Bush so they could usher in a socialist state and get wads of free money. The plan has never been more complicated than that.
Yeah, it’s regrettable.
It’s regrettable that we have to waste money holding them and catering to their muslim sensibilities and feeding them special diets and allowing them prayer time and giving them free medical care.
It’s regrettable that they just aren’t given the death penalty for their acts of war against the USA as enemy combatants.
Lots to regret....
Finally something I agree with...though his solution is almost certainly not the same as mine.
Finally something I agree with...though his solution is almost certainly not the same as mine.
What is regrettable is the load of people from the clown car that moved into our White House.
Indefinite retention of Gibbs and the entire entourage of the Obozo gaggle is a real danger to this nation.
They are prisoners of war, and if the war lasts 100 years that’s their bad luck.
But the way things are going they may possibly all be honored guests at the White House.
I still say, take them to the beach, chum the waters and let the sharks disappear them, horrid accident, chapter over.
So was 9/11 dumbass!
9/11 was “regretable” too dumbass (Gibbs)!
Really? So, what has changed since the 2008 campaign?
He should have put out a qualifier ie it would be sad if someone whom was INNOCENT to be imprisoned forever.... a terrorist being imprisoned permanently is definitely not sad.
He is such an f-ing idiot that he’s a perfect mouthpiece for this group.
Meanwhile, America held hostage indefinately by the DUh-bama's JACKASS party is perfectly acceptable?
When Bush did it, it was outrageous, possibly CRIMINAL.
But now, now that The Obamanauts are in charge, it’s ‘regrettable’.
Oh come on now!
With a little re-machining here, a little gun-smithing there, and the replacement of just a few pieces with their Chinese or Russian made counterparts (like the receiver, the barrel, the trigger assembly and the recoil mechanism); and if the orginal stock is replaced with a composite one, then the Romanian-made AK-47 makes FINE weapon.
Since they are not in uniform, launch attacks and routinely hide among non-combatants, and perform other such terrorists and criminal acts, treat them EXACTLY as the Geneva Convention requires. That is get what intel you can from them, try them and execute them.
If we don't kill them, they don't get their 72 raisins.
(Or virgins, depending on if the urban legends about poor translations are true.)
Cheers!
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