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One Year Ago Today
Flopping Aces ^ | 01-22-10 | Mike's America

Posted on 01/22/2010 10:40:02 AM PST by Starman417

Remember this?

President Barack Obama signs a series of executive orders, Jan. 22, 2009, pertaining to the Guantanamo Bay detention camp in Cuba, as retired generals and admirals look on in the Oval Office of the White House. Obama ordered the closure of the camp and banned the use of controversial CIA interrogation techniques.
Oh yeah, Obama was really serious about closing Gitmo in one year!

And let's not forget that Obama banned the CIA's enhanced interrogation techniques while promising he would create a new unit designed to handle these high value detainees.

Read more at floppingaces.net ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Politics/Elections; War on Terror; Your Opinion/Questions
KEYWORDS: gitmo; obama

1 posted on 01/22/2010 10:40:04 AM PST by Starman417
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To: Starman417
It would be a great idea for Obama to gracefully back out of the Gitmo Shut Down idea. At least this would get him a few points with the American people.
2 posted on 01/22/2010 10:44:33 AM PST by ANGGAPO (Leyte Gulf Beach Club)
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To: Starman417
controversial CIA interrogation techniques

All it takes is for a few Communists or Muslims to attack something useful and valuable, and it becomes "controversial." Then common sense and self preservation must be sacrificed for the appeasement of our deadly enemies.

3 posted on 01/22/2010 11:11:38 AM PST by hellbender
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