Sunday, June 14, 2009

GITMO - WHERE DO THEY ALL GO?

I know, we want the world to love us again. I'm not sure they hated us to be honest. I think that has just been a left wing battle cry. But, here we are, Our Dear Leader is kowtowing to every dictator in the world, and throwing our allies overboard as fast as he can.

The British papers now refer to him as President Pantywaist. I kind of like that.

I'm not a big believer in polls, especially when they seem to defy common sense. But that said, 65% of Americans are against closing GITMO. So am I. It just makes sense, it is already there.

Bush tried to get rid of the prisoners, not a single country would take them. Now Our Dear Leader wants to get rid of them, and is having the same problem. He has taken a different approach though, we are now bribing government to take them, so that he can look benevolent.

The Pacific islands nation of Palau said it would accept some, we promised to give this little island 200 Million dollars (which we don't have, I might add).

I don't know how much they gave Bermuda to take the ones that were spirited away, and not announced until they were there.

But part of the deal seems to be, a lot of the countries around the world are saying they won't take any, unless we take some ourselves, here in the US. Clearly the American people do not want this, and neither do the few sane members of congress. But when has that mattered these last 6 months.

Here is our man Gibb's, Presidential spokesman, saying basically, that they are thinking about releasing some here, to satisfy other countries demands.

Obama won't rule out releasing detainees in US
1 day ago
WASHINGTON (AP) — A White House spokesman says the Obama administration hasn't decided whether or not to release Guantanamo Bay detainees in the United States.
Spokesman Robert Gibbs said President Barack Obama has made clear "we're not going to make any decision about transfer or release that threatens the security of this country."

Asked if that meant he was ruling out releasing any detainees in the United States, Gibbs said: "I'm not ruling it in or ruling it out."

A tentative plan to release some Guantanamo detainees in the United States drew fierce opposition from Republicans and many Democrats in Congress, forcing the Obama administration to shelve the plan to bring some Chinese Muslims known as Uighurs to Virginia. The Uighur detainees at Guantanamo were found not to be enemy combatants by the Pentagon, but few nations have been willing to accept them, out of fear of angering China.

This past week, four of the 17 Uighurs being held at Guantanamo were sent to Bermuda, and the Pacific islands nation of Palau said it would accept others.
Gibbs told reporters progress has been made this week in the administration's goal of closing the detention center in Cuba by early next year
Seven detainees have been shipped out of Guantanamo so far this week.

You can decide for yourself, but I think it is safe to say, some of these terrorists will be living in a community near you soon. After all, isn't the world loving Our Dear Leader more important then American safety?

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