Posted on 01/08/2017 8:25:34 AM PST by Helicondelta
President Obama has ignored calls by Donald Trump to halt the transfer of the 59 remaining prisoners from Guantanamo Bay and plans to release a third of them before he leaves office.
Mr Obama campaigned in 2008 on a promise to close the prison, which is located on a US naval base in southeastern Cuba, and which he called a recruiting tool for extremists. It has been controversial since it was opened in 2002 by President Bush Jr because of its extrajudicial practices and alleged use of torture.
Mr Trump has vowed to keep the prison open and load it up with some bad dudes. He tweeted on Tuesday: There should be no further releases from Gitmo. These are extremely dangerous people and should not be allowed back on to the battlefield.
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This is the “hope and change” ibama supporters voted for?
Look at it as coming under new management.
Trump can get it hosed down, fumigated and all the creature comforts removed.
Then fill it back up to the top with dirty muzz.
Increasing the leadership of our terrorist enemies. Collaborator!
Does anyone know how many prisoners Obama has released to date?
What more can he do?
...other than finish starting a race war, unilaterally disarming in front of our adversaries, eliminate our borders, give Mexico the west coast and Alaska to the Russians, and nullifying the constitution in any way he can, while he still can...
I can’t wait until that jacka$$ is gone!
In WW2 (the last war which the US unequivocally won), we did not hesitate to level enemy cities through mass fire-bomb raids, killing enemy civilians by the hundreds of thousands.
Notice that Germany and Japan developed a profound disinterest in engaging in war after that.
The US should proclaim a similar level of disinterest in "collateral damage". When we find a terrorist, we won't bother to try to capture him -- we drop a 500 lbs JDAM on his location, without regard to whoever else might be there.
And then kill them if they are not already dead.
I get and even agree with your post...
I don’t think the US during WW2 hunted down and killed enemy combatants families and extended family who already were captured and in prison...
correct me if I am in error...
Basically because of feckless leadership from Obama we start killing people because they belong to a certain family?
I see your point. Yes, specifically going after families (as opposed to taking out terrorists without regard to whether their friends and family may be collateral deaths) does seem to go further than we’ve gone.
Clearing out GITMO is on page 1,347 in his Destroy America playbook.
Obama ordered the hit on Ben Laden, Trump can order the hit on the released. May take more time, but, unemployment was too high to begin with.
Mr Presdent elect, check the help wanted in Soldier of Fortune. Apply in person, please.
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Trump should demand the Countries harbouring the detainees to return said detainees to Club Gitmo, ASAP
Trump should let obama know he will lock up obama if he releases the 9/11 terrorists.
It seems that Congress should be able to delay this nonsense for 12 days. I am so sick of these gutless wonders.
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