COMMON SENSE: President Obama is considering closing GITMO UNILATERALLY. The White House is drafting options that would allow Obama to close the detention facility in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, by overriding a congressional ban on bringing detainees to the U.S., senior administration officials said. Such a move would be the latest and potentially most dramatic use of executive power by the president in his second term. It would likely provoke a sharp reaction from lawmakers, who have repeatedly barred the transfer of detainees to the U.S. The discussions underscore the president’s determination to follow through on an early campaign promise before he leaves the White House, officials said, despite the formidable domestic and international obstacles in the way. Ill bet vulnerable Democrats will be pulling their hair out over this. Clearly, the American people do not want hardened terrorists in American jails. online.wsj/news/article_email/obama-weighs-options-to-close-guantanamo-1412899358-lMyQjAxMTA0MTE0MDExMjA3Wj
Posted on: Sat, 11 Oct 2014 00:40:24 +0000
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