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The Defense Bill That Obama Just Signed Will Make It Harder to Shut Guantanamo
The US president noted that operating Guantanamo is a huge waste of taxpayer dollars and is inconsistent "with our interests as a nation and undermines our standing in the world."
The Paris Attacks Will Really Complicate Obama's Plan to Close Guantanamo
Likening lawmakers' fierce opposition to closing Guantanamo to calls against resettling Syrian refugees in the US, Obama emphasized on Thursday that the prison "has been an enormous recruitment tool" for terrorists like the Islamic State.
In His State of the Union Address, Obama Should Double Down on Closing Guantanamo
Tonight, President Obama should reaffirm his commitment to shuttering Guantanamo forever and present a plan to Congress that can gain bipartisan support.
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