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Gates Closing GITMO "Harder Than Expected"
The Provocateur ^ | 09/27/2009 | Mike Volpe

Posted on 09/27/2009 1:47:02 PM PDT by fiscon1

The administration is finally revealing to the public what most of us already knew. Yesterday, unnamed administration officials first revealed that GITMO will most likely still be open come January 22,2010, when it was scheduled for closure. Today, here's what Defense Secretary Robert Gates revealed.

Defense Secretary Robert Gates said trying to close down the detention center at Guantanamo Bay has proved more complicated than anticipated.

Gates said "it's going to be tough" for the president to meet his goal of shutting the prison in January. He said there are difficulties in completing the lengthy review of detainee files and resolving other issues.

(Excerpt) Read more at theeprovocateur.blogspot.com ...


TOPICS: Government
KEYWORDS: gates; gitmo; gwot; obama

1 posted on 09/27/2009 1:47:03 PM PDT by fiscon1
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To: fiscon1

DUH! Idiot.


2 posted on 09/27/2009 1:47:48 PM PDT by mad_as_he$$ (Beneath this mask there is an idea, Mr. Creedy, and ideas are bulletproof. V for victory)
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To: mad_as_he$$

so how do you prove Bush is a fascist/nazi?
You make a list of the similarity
and attach it to Obama


3 posted on 09/27/2009 1:51:17 PM PDT by 4rcane
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To: fiscon1

Send all the “detainees” to live with the politicians on Capitol Hill. They can earn their way by working as interns. Problem solved.


4 posted on 09/27/2009 1:56:31 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (I don't remember Americans being called "racists" when we fought against Hillarycare.)
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To: fiscon1

Harder than expected. That’s another way of saying, “We did not think it out very well.”


5 posted on 09/27/2009 2:02:18 PM PDT by Brilliant
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To: fiscon1
The hell you say.

You mean there's more involved than a pollutician making a "promise" during a Pres--ential campaign?

6 posted on 09/27/2009 2:04:23 PM PDT by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all. -- Texas Eagle)
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To: fiscon1

Makes you wonder if Gates is the miracle-worker that everybody expected. Or maybe it has a little more to do with who his current boss is.


7 posted on 09/27/2009 2:11:38 PM PDT by dr_who
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To: FlingWingFlyer
Send all the “detainees” to live with the politicians on Capitol Hill. They can earn their way by working as interns. Problem solved.

That's a great solution. I am sure Hillary would like a few working in the Department of State. And Obama could hire some to work in the White House.

8 posted on 09/27/2009 2:18:10 PM PDT by stripes1776 ("That if gold rust, what shall iron do?" --Chaucer)
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To: fiscon1

Meet the boss, same as the old boss.


9 posted on 09/27/2009 2:28:54 PM PDT by StolarStorm
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To: fiscon1

Everything is hard if you are incompetent.

Buffoons in charge now - they are only good at shouting from the sidelines. Now they actually are expected to lead and are astounding all and sundry with catastrophic failure after catastrophic failure.


10 posted on 09/27/2009 2:34:42 PM PDT by Bon mots
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To: fiscon1
They are playing this game as if they care about the States that will get these terrorists. Then by decree, King Obama will just order those States and take no back talk. It is the true mark of a dictator. Watch, it will happen.
11 posted on 09/27/2009 2:35:42 PM PDT by Logical me (Oh, well!!!)
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To: fiscon1

It;s the PERFECT PLACE!! THAT’S why it’s hard to find another......what IDIOTS!


12 posted on 09/27/2009 2:44:11 PM PDT by Ann Archy (Abortion....the Human Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: stripes1776

We have a MUSLIM at the #2 spot in Homeland Security, IIRC......close enough.


13 posted on 09/27/2009 2:45:24 PM PDT by Ann Archy (Abortion....the Human Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: Ann Archy
We have a MUSLIM at the #2 spot in Homeland Security, IIRC......close enough.

Who is that?

14 posted on 09/27/2009 2:47:35 PM PDT by stripes1776 ("That if gold rust, what shall iron do?" --Chaucer)
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To: fiscon1

Obama will make czars out of the remaining prisoners.


15 posted on 09/28/2009 8:47:36 PM PDT by rdl6989
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