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*Sentenal*	Jan 24 2009, 01:18 AM
When you can't make them see the light, make them feel the heat. Posts: 15,616 Group: FEFF Emperor Member #1 Joined: May 16, 2005	Bill Clinton Jan 23 2009, 11:13 PM I don't understand how anyone could be pro-GTMO You use logic like "we should be allowed to torture people so long as they're terrorists" but the fact is, we're not even sure all of them are terrorists. And even if they are, why are we scared to try them in here in the United States? If the things that happen in GTMO are nothing to be ashamed of, then why oh why does are government have to do it overseas where they're out of their own jurisdiction? It's blatantly unconstitutional so they go places where the constitution doesn't apply. Look, it's not like he's just gonna go "Okay, Guantanamo Bay is closed, all the prisoners are released, have fun kids!" No, he's gonna do something with him. Hard to say what right now, but that's why he's waiting a year to close it, so they can figure out what to do with the detainees. Guantanamo Bay doesn't help protect us, our freedoms or anything we stand for. All it does is allow the government to do whatever it pleases outside the bounds of its own constitution, and if you've got to be a fool to believe that everything the government does is in your best interest. What could happen to them, though? I'll give you some possibilities. 1.) They are released. A terrible solution, and I pray it won't happen, but some probably will. 2.) They are tried in a military court. Which would be acknowledging fucking terrorist as soldiers. 3.) They would be tried in civilian court, which too is retarded, since they aren't US Citizens. I don't believe any of the torturing done to the prisoners at Gitmo is anywhere near the level of torture they would do to one of us. Can you compare things done in Gitmo to what happened to people like Nick Berg or Daniel Pearl? I don't believe that the inmates were tortured as punishment for whatever they did, but it was most likely used as an interrogation method. I also believe things like that are pretty much the only way to get information to protect this country out of people like that. As for the "You've got to be a fool to believe that everything the government does is in your best interest" comment, I would love to tell you that next time we talk economic policy.


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