Thursday, August 25, 2016

The Obama Administration Is Determined To Close Guantanamo Prison By January 2017

Chain link fence and concertina wire surrounds a deserted guard tower within Joint Task Force Guantanamo's Camp Delta at the U.S. Naval Base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba March 21, 2016. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson/File Photo

Time: Obama Administration Still Expects to Close Guantanamo

Before President Obama leaves office.

The Obama Administration still expects to close the detention center in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, before President Obama leaves office in January, the White House said Thursday.

“We’re going to do our best to try to get this closed and it’s our expectation that that’s what we’ll do,” White House spokesman Josh Earnest said at a briefing.

Vice President Joe Biden had said earlier Thursday in Sweden that it is his “hope and expectation” that Guantanamo would be closed by the time he left office, according to pool reports.

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More News On The Obama Administration Being Determined To Close Guantanamo Prison By The End Of Their Term

Obama administration expects to close Guantanamo prison: White House -- Reuters
Joe Biden expects Guantánamo Bay to close before Barack Obama leaves office -- News.com.au
Biden expects Gitmo will close before Obama leaves office -- The Hill
Biden says he expects Obama to close Gitmo before leaving office -- Washington Times
Vice president Joe Biden claims Guantanamo to close by Jan. 2017 -- Digital Journal

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Can we just send them to Raqqa now, probably have a better chance of success there than anywhere else, at least we will know their whereabouts.