Posted on 08/15/2016 5:20:41 PM PDT by jazusamo
The Obama administration on Monday transferred 15 detainees from the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to the United Arab Emirates, the largest release under the current president, the Pentagon said.
The transfer comes as the president faces a looming deadline to keep the promise he made on his first day in office to close the military prison. The detainee population there dipped under 100 for the first time in years in January with the release of 10 Yemeni prisoners, and will shrink to 61 with the latest transfer, underscoring a late effort to move toward closure.
“The United States is grateful to the Government of the United Arab Emirates for its humanitarian gesture and willingness to support ongoing U.S. efforts to close the Guantanamo Bay detention facility,” the Pentagon said in a statement. “The United States coordinated with the Government of the United Arab Emirates to ensure these transfers took place consistent with appropriate security and humane treatment measures.”
The move was immediately condemned by Ed Royce (R.-Calif.), the chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee. He accused the Obama administration in a statement of “doubling down on policies that put American lives at risk” and “recklessness.”
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Obama will empty the place even if he has to Pardon the rest and make them US citizens
I read someplace that they have countries to take all but about a handfull of these sharia GITMO types.
Yep, I wouldn’t doubt there are a few countries that be happy to take all of them.
One more thing. If that article was correct and he only has a handful of sharia types left in GITMO he can release them to the prison system....you know it only a few and won’t hurt a thing they will say.
Then when he gets obamalaw, federilizing of police in country he will release them with all the other violent felon types.
federilizing=federalizing
I think teamobama doesn’t want to release them all at once.Right now media is on Trump so a bit at a time is what the goal is.
This was the agreement with Cuba when Barky went to Cuba...he’s living up to his end of the bargain...Cuba wants the land, and Barky is giving it to them, who’s going to stop him? The ‘spineless sissies in the House or Senate’...ROFL...
Trump said today he will keep Gitmo open and will hold detainees as 'enemy combatants' to be tried in military court.
YES! TRUMP 2016!
“Death to Americans!” - Hussein
Sadly, I think you’re right. We have a _resident that’s a traitor!
Bump!
Go, Trump, Go!
0dunga IS a traitor. I don’t see terrorism tapering off.. Worldwide it’s on the UPSWING which makes 0dunga’s actions even more SICKENING, PATHETIC, TRAITOROUS, EGREGIOUS AND HEINOUS.
Who is the biggest, most dangerous terrorist: The guy who will blow up 50 innocent passengers on a bus, or the guy who will free hundreds of guys who each then will blow up 50 innocent passengers on a bus?
Well said...It is the enabler who is the most dangerous terrorist and 0bama is an enabler.
And every obama voter said, allah akbar!
I thought there was only one branch of government, executive?
And how much cash or weapons had to accompany the gesture offer?
“0bama is determined to recycle all terrorists from Gitmo before leaving office.”
Exactly. By the time Hussein leaves office, all his Gitmo brethren will be plotting our demise once again.
>>>... or just send a squad to kill them.<<<
I like YOUR suggestion the best.
Yep, I would guess that it’s a LOT!
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