For years all we did was hear about Guantanamo and how it represented everything that had gone wrong with the Bush policies. The 'world' criticized us over it, the Democrats were the harshest critics - close it they said. In fact, it became a campaign issue with Obama saying he would close it the first day he was in office.
We are working on 110+ days and ... it isn't closed. : )
Brilliant isn't it. You can spend 100 days attacking the incumbent, promising something, forging a united front with your followers on that issue and others very close and then ... not do anything - and best of all - those moronic followers are too slow to remember what it was you promised. They can't recall and hated Bush more than they really cared about Guantanamo Bay.
The Democrats spent untold hours attacking the Bush administration and now .... it is ironic.
We were told they were all innocent and should be tried in US courts ....
Democrats won't fund Guantanamo closing for now
By ANDREW TAYLOR
May 19, 2009
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's allies in the Senate will not provide funds to close the Guantanamo Bay prison until the administration comes up with a satisfactory plan for transferring the detainees held there, top Democrats said Tuesday.
And in a further break with Obama, the Senate's top Democrat said he opposes transferring any Guantanamo prisoners to the United States for their trials or to serve their sentences. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates has said 50 to 100 Guantanamo detainees may be transferred to U.S. facilities.
"I can't make it any more clear," Reid said. "We will never allow terrorists to be released in the United States."
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