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Guantanamo Bay: Obama Announces Plan to Close Controversial Detention Facility
NBC ^ | Feb 23, 2016

Posted on 02/23/2016 7:54:27 AM PST by nuconvert

President Barack Obama on Tuesday presented a long-awaited plan to Congress to shut down the controversial detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, insisting that keeping the prison open is "contrary to our values."

"It's been clear that the detention center at Guantanamo Bay does not advance our national security," Obama said from the Roosevelt Room at the White House. "It undermines our standing in the world."

The plan, which has been on Obama's agenda since he took office in 2009, hinges on the transfer of between 30 and 60 detainees to U.S. soil, and suggesting several possible locations in South Carolina, Kansas and Colorado. The rest of the 91 detainees at the prison would be sent to other countries.

There are currently 35 detainees eligible for transfer, and the plan

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TOPICS: Breaking News; Government; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: cuba; gitmo; gitmoclosing; guantanamo; obama; obamagitmo
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To: animal172

“”Any odds of whether or not he tries to turn the base back to Cuba when he makes his visit to the island paradise to see his twin soulmates?””

Apparently WHY he made the announcement in advance of his trip. Clever DEVIL that he is. See - he IS transparent! His words are so, so OLD....”it’s this, it’s that, it’s contrary to our values, it’s not who we are”; it’s BS!!

HE is contrary to OUR VALUES and so are his buddy terrorists!


21 posted on 02/23/2016 8:00:15 AM PST by Thank You Rush
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To: nuconvert

Is this a Distraction from his Syrian Brothers surrender today ?


22 posted on 02/23/2016 8:01:06 AM PST by butlerweave
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To: A CA Guy

The intent is to give it back to Cuba who will then engage Democrat developers to create the Guantanamo Tropical Paradise and Casino


23 posted on 02/23/2016 8:01:25 AM PST by bert ((K.E.; N.P.; GOPc;+12, 73, ....carson is the kinder gentler trump.)
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To: nuconvert

UGH...and Congress has been giving him a blank check every time he’s asked.


24 posted on 02/23/2016 8:01:46 AM PST by Blue Turtle
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To: nuconvert

Trump announces he’ll reopen in 3, 2,


25 posted on 02/23/2016 8:02:48 AM PST by moehoward
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To: nuconvert

Obama again sinks to the occasion.


26 posted on 02/23/2016 8:02:56 AM PST by Rapscallion (You are correct. It IS a conspiracy, not a bad dream.)
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To: nuconvert

Obama supports radical Islam.


27 posted on 02/23/2016 8:03:33 AM PST by stockpirate ( Cruz Glue Sniffers - Cruz is a fraud.)
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To: stockpirate

Obama supports radical Islam and is Anti-West


28 posted on 02/23/2016 8:04:47 AM PST by butlerweave
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To: Pinkbell

Moving Islamo-terrorists to States ONLY SERVES TO MAKE INDIVIDUAL STATES TERRORIST TARGETS. Perhaps THAT is 0dunga’s goal.


29 posted on 02/23/2016 8:04:55 AM PST by CivilWarBrewing (u)
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To: nuconvert
How terrible it must be to live in Liberal Bizarro World


30 posted on 02/23/2016 8:05:49 AM PST by Iron Munro (WE MAY BE PARANOID BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN THEY AREN'T REALLY AFTER US)
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To: CivilWarBrewing

They’ll also get a ton of rights and cash ,oh and maybe get to vote


31 posted on 02/23/2016 8:06:01 AM PST by butlerweave
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To: Pinkbell

Wanna bet? Obama’s got a pen and a phone. Paul Ryan will take the call and roll up into a fetal position.


32 posted on 02/23/2016 8:06:22 AM PST by Cobra64 (Common sense isn't common any more.)
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To: moehoward

I would much rather hear Trump say HE’LL TAKE GUANTANAMO BAY BACK BY FORCE if 0dunga ILLEGALLY gives it back to Cuba.


33 posted on 02/23/2016 8:06:33 AM PST by CivilWarBrewing (u)
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To: nuconvert

It is contrary to his values.


34 posted on 02/23/2016 8:07:11 AM PST by Williams (Dear God, please save us from the Democrats. And the Republicans.)
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To: bert

Seems Obama will do anything against the USA for the enemies against us.


35 posted on 02/23/2016 8:08:05 AM PST by A CA Guy (God Bless America, God Bless and keep safe our fighting men and women.)
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To: nuconvert

Islamic terrorists around the would are joyously celebrating at O’s gift to them.


36 posted on 02/23/2016 8:08:10 AM PST by Bobby_Taxpayer
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To: nuconvert

The only acceptable means for closing Gitmo involves humanely euthanizing the terrorists incarcerated there.


37 posted on 02/23/2016 8:08:42 AM PST by BuffaloJack (Slavery will continue to exist and thrive as long a Islam continues to exist.)
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To: nuconvert

Undermines our standing in the world? You already completed that job, you lying muzzie anti-American POS.


38 posted on 02/23/2016 8:09:39 AM PST by mrsmel (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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To: nuconvert

“It’s been clear (clack clack) that the detention center (clack clack clack) at Guantanamo Bay does not (clack clack clack clack) advance our national security,” Obama said (clack clack clack clack)from the Roosevelt Room at the White House. “It undermines our (clack clack clack clack clack) standing in the world.”

It’s amusing that photographers clack away every time he turns his head to read his telepromters to emphasize the great importance of his writers words.

It’s a old trick they often use.


39 posted on 02/23/2016 8:09:55 AM PST by RetSignman (Obama is the walking, talking middle finger in the face of America)
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To: Iron Munro

Legacy building.

Closing GITMO was one of his original campaign promises.

Like almost everything else, it’s all about him.


40 posted on 02/23/2016 8:09:56 AM PST by onyx (YOU'RE POSTING HERE, HOPE YOU'RE A DONOR! FReepLoaders are RUDE)
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