Defense secretary 'not confident' Guantanamo will be closed

The Hill ^ | June 23, 2015 | By Kristina Wong

[Brad from Tennessee]

Defense Secretary Ashton Carter cast doubt Tuesday on whether the Guantanamo Bay detention facility can be closed before President Obama leaves office.

"I'm not confident, but I am hopeful," Carter said in an exclusive interview with CBS News.

The closure of the U.S. military prison in Cuba was a campaign promise Obama made in 2008, but Congress has imposed restrictions on detainee releases through annual defense policy bills.

Carter said earlier this month he was working on a proposal to send to Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), chairman of the Armed Services Committee.

McCain has said he is willing to work with the administration to close the facility if the administration submits a plan that can be approved by Congress.

"I think we'll have a good proposal, and I think we're hoping it wins the support it needs in Congress so that we can move forward," Carter said.

Carter said not every detainee in Guantanamo can be freed, indicating some would have to be transferred to the U.S. or to some other detention facility.

"We have to be very clear. There are people in Guantanamo Bay who cannot and should not be released because they will return to the terrorist fight," he said.

"And therefore we need a place where we can detain them in the long term. We have been forbidden to create such a place in U.S. territory."

[lee martell]

There is not enough time left to farm all the terrorists out, not even for Obola. I’m sure he is tempted to throw all appearance of caution to the winds and just allow the inmates to walk out, take a ferry boat to Cuba.

[Red_Devil 232]

Keep it open to House Zero!

[Milton Miteybad]

Carter said not every detainee in Guantanamo can be freed, indicating some would have to be transferred to the U.S. or to some other detention facility. "We have to be very clear. There are people in Guantanamo Bay who cannot and should not be released because they will return to the terrorist fight," he said. "And therefore we need a place where we can detain them in the long term. We have been forbidden to create such a place in U.S. territory."

So, what you mean to say, Mr. Carter, is that Obama, with his promise to close the detention facility at Guantanamo, stupidly created a massive problem that didn't need to exist in the first place. And further, you meant to say said failure stands as incontrovertible evidence that you're working for a sniveling dumbass, right?

It's OK. You can say it. You'll feel better if you do.

[Jimmy Valentine]

Before he leaves office Obama will give Guantanamo back to Cuba with the reasoning that the 99 year lease has expired

[Joe Boucher]

Obammy and his shelf ass wookie bride both belong as prisoners in Gitmo.
Along with the grifter Clintoons.