You know, the former vice president is just wrong. And, you know, we don't need Guantanamo, which is what he's talking about, to be safe as a country, or as safe as we can be, in a world where there's an ever-changing threat environment.
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Unfortunately, there is no workable back-up plan for the "New Gitmo," whatever that turns out to be. Our allies don't want the Gitmo detainees, nor do the most-discussed domestic destinations, Florence, Colorado and Leavenworth, Kansas.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) phrased the Gitmo dilemma well last month:
The issue is we have the worst of the worst at Guantanamo. These are the worst terrorists you can imagine. We let some of these suspects down there go, 12 percent of them have gone back to the battlefield and have tried to kill Americans. And some succeeded in killing Americans. We know that no one has ever escaped from Guantanamo. And so if you are going to make a hard decision to close Guantanamo by a certain date, then you need to answer the question, what are you going do with them?
I don't think the Obama administration knows what to do. What is their plan?
Well, the Obama-ites have shown they know how to do one thing: Spend money. When Congress reconvenes next week, they'll vote on an $80 million supplemental funding request by the administration so it can shutdown the Guantanamo Bay Detention Facility.
But is it too much to ask for a plan before we hand over the cash?
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