blackhawk
Diamond Member
Also from the article was opposition from his own party and base I never said there was no opposition from the right there was but he was also opposed from the left and Obama himself really did not push that hard for it all pointed out in the article.He did not try as hard as you might think and he was not just opposed by the right he had a good amount of blow back from Democrats and his liberal base as well.And all politicians change their story to get votes Obama went far left to get the nomination from Hillary in the primary then went to the center for the general election that is changing your story for votes.Here is one one gitmo you might find interesting.No, a reasonable thinking individual cannot deny that he did indeed promise to close Gitmo and he failed to do so. You are correct.
Now, can you tell me WHY he didnt close Gitmo?
heres a hint:
Republicans See More Chances to Block Gitmo Prisoners From U.S. Soil | Fox News
You see, theres a difference between trying and failing to fufil a promise, especially when the other side works so hard oppsoing it, and changing your story to get votes.
But yes, you are correct. He said hed close it and he failed to do so. But I give him partial credit for actually making the attempt.
http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=why%20didn't%20obama%20close%20gitmo&source=web&cd=1&sqi=2&ved=0CCEQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fworld%2Fguantanamo-bay-how-the-white-house-lost-the-fight-to-close-it%2F2011%2F04%2F14%2FAFtxR5XE_story.html&ei=4NKMT89L7dbbBfHKlOcL&usg=AFQjCNHqTuQ9YFDHU1p-CJYWVfNwbNc_2g.
From your article:
The debate, they said, became suffused with fear fear that transferring detainees to American soil would create a genuine security threat, fear that closing Guantanamo would be electoral suicide.
You have to admit, no one is better at scaring Americans than Republicans. Fear is how they win elections. All their policies are failures. Even right wingers hear at USMB can't name any successes. Remember when they screamed that Obama wanted to release terrorists into your back yard? Obama wanted to put foreign murderers onto city street?
Not just "terrorists", but Obama's "terrorist friends". Cuz he's a "Muslim" or a "Kenyan" or something "not American".