Obama’s DOJ: In Favor of Al Qaeda Recruiting Tools Before It Was Against Them

If any of the Obama Administration’s stated reasons for closing Gitmo has emerged as its favorite, it has to be that Guantanamo is a recruiting tool for al Qaeda.  This rationalization is particularly useful for the Democrats, because it simultaneously hints at the underlying cause celebre behind closing Guantanamo – that we do unspeakably evil [...]

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Five Easy Pieces: Simple Solutions to Obama’s Quagmire

Perhaps the most amazing thing to me about President Obama’s popularity tailspin is how easy it would be for him to get out of it.  People still like the guy (although that may be changing, as well) — they just don’t like his policies, and they don’t think he’s listening to them.  Any one of [...]

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Closing Guantanamo: Be Careful What You Wish For

Yesterday, President Obama issued an executive order that will close the Guantanamo Bay detention center for terrorist enemy combatants within a year.  Democrats have incessantly bashed the Bush Administration and Republicans for Guantanamo for the “treatment” of the Guantanamo detainees.  They got considerably mileage out of this, primarily because a tiny military installation perched on [...]

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