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I can see and appreciate that.
I do think however, Obama thought this would pass no muss no fuss, and the rebuking by his own party, will be an eyeopener for him...
I will give him credit, in that, as far as this national security stuff, he has been more willing to adapt to what is needed a couple times as the facts present themselves.
I hope he is more pragmatic, than first thought.
Regardless of Gitmo's status, the reality is that there are now a lot of inmates and they're still a big security issue. Until the innocent can be sorted from the guilty, they all have to be treated as a risk. I don't blame the senate for tearing this bill apart.
On the other side. I think this will hurt his effort with the europeans whom he asked to take some of the detainees. If we are rightfully not willing to take them, how can he expect europe to do the same?
Well, that's a complicated issue. Al Qaeda was formerly targetting the U.S. and its overseas operations, mostly... but once the invasions happened and Europe got on board, they had their own security concerns. I still think the principle risk from Al Qaeda is towards the United States which is why the current Admin could justify not wanting to take them. Europe's issues centre mostly around the cultural divides between Euro culture and Islam, and tensions already present there. In other words Europe has its own reason for wanting the inmates.
In any case... Europe will definitely want its own show trials, its own hyped up investigations into terrorism, and having some Gitmo people to serve up, especially ones who are citizens of their country, would be prime real estate for political maneuvering.
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