I have to wonder what is going to happen to POWs from the Afghanistan - Iraq wars when all the soldiers come home and it is over. The Geneva Conventions apply and people have to return to their countries of origin. There is a problem, however, some of the detainees at Guantanamo Bay are detained to dangerous to release.
I am sure President Obama has a clear vision to all this, but, perhaps the United Nations should be asked to review the problems with releasing these dangerous people. The UN could issue a Resolution to solve the problems the USA faces.
It isn't fair President Obama has to shoulder this burden when he never created it.
January 19, 2016
By Josh Rogin and Eli Lake
I am sure President Obama has a clear vision to all this, but, perhaps the United Nations should be asked to review the problems with releasing these dangerous people. The UN could issue a Resolution to solve the problems the USA faces.
It isn't fair President Obama has to shoulder this burden when he never created it.
January 19, 2016
By Josh Rogin and Eli Lake
President Barack Obama (click here) is determined to close the prison at Guantanamo Bay, and if he decides to do so without Congress, there may be little his opponents can do to stop him.
Since his State of the Union address last week, when Obama reiterated that he will “keep working” to shut down the prison, the administration has sped up the effort significantly. Ten prisoners were transferred last week. Ninety-three prisoners remain, 34 of whom have already been cleared for release....
