Obama won't rule out freeing Gitmo detainees in US

[Old Coot]

Source: Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — Despite fierce opposition in Congress, the White House insisted Friday it has not ruled out releasing Guantanamo Bay detainees in the United States. But with narrowing options, the administration has begun shipping newly cleared inmates abroad to regain momentum in its effort to close the Cuba-based prison camp.

White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said the administration has not abandoned the possibility of releasing detainees in the U.S., but he added that national security considerations would govern any moves.

"We're not going to make any decisions about transfer or release that threatens the security of the country," Gibbs said at the end of a week in which nine detainees were transferred under high security to foreign nations, and one to the United States to face trial.

Gibbs said the release of those detainees showed "marked progress" and other decisions were being made on a case-by-case basis. President Barack Obama said last month that the cases of 50 detainees had been reviewed — and the administration said 48 of them were waiting for release to foreign nations.

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[ThomCat]

1. Hell, if we kidnap them and torture them for 8 years, and after all of that

there is no evidence to convict them of anything, then they can't go to jail anywhere.

It's understandable that no other country is going to want to clean up our mess by taking in people who have been severely traumatized by 8 years of torture. There is no telling what the long-term repercussions and needs of these people will be.

So the US is in the position of being responsible for these people and having no other choice. We are responsible for these people now. If they have no place else to go then We are going to have to Keep Them. That means bringing them here, inside our borders and setting them up with lives. Apologizing for having locked them them up and abused them, and hoping that they are willing to live quiet and peacefully hear for the rest of their lives.

If we were still an economic superpower we could have offered some poor ally a huge amount of money in foreign aid to take them in, but at this point we're the country begging for trade deals to bring in revenue. We don't have the economy anymore to make any offers.

[2Design]

2. you broke it, you bought it n/t

[ThomCat]

3. That's exactly right.