Obama orders Gitmo to be closed, terrorists released

Posted 21 Jan 2009 in Barack Obama, stupidity, terrorism

Well, that didn’t take long.

WASHINGTON — The new Obama administration circulated a draft executive order Wednesday that calls for closing the controversial detention center at Guantanamo Bay within a year and halting any war crimes trials in the meantime.

Closing the facility in Cuba “would further the national security and foreign policy interests of the United States and the interests of justice,” read the draft prepared for the new president’s signature.

While some of the detainees currently held at Guantanamo would be released, others would be transferred elsewhere and later put on trial under terms to be determined.

Now we know what Obama meant when he said this in his inaugural address yesterday:

“To the Muslim world, we seek a new way forward, based on mutual interest and mutual respect. To those leaders around the globe who seek to sow conflict, or blame their society’s ills on the West – know that your people will judge you on what you can build, not what you destroy.”

Maybe he got that last line mixed up, because the terrorists he is about to release will certainly not be heading back to the Middle East to build skyscrapers, hospitals and schools. This foolish course of action will most certainly cost American lives.

So much for his oath of office. And, for that matter, justice, domestic tranquility, and the common defense.

Posted by FullMetalPatriot
12th gen. American, Constitutionalist, Harley-riding Texan, gun owner & NRA member, blogger, illustrator, Florida Gator alumnus. #TCOT

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