Bush Wants to Close Guantanamo

[Hub'ite]

WASHINGTON - President Bush says he would like to close the detention center in Guantanamo in Cuba, but is waiting for a U.S. Supreme Court ruling on whether inmates can face military tribunals.

"Obviously, the Guantanamo issue is a sensitive issue for people," Bush told ARD German television. "I very much would like to end Guantanamo; I very much would like to get people to a court.

"And we're waiting for our Supreme Court to give us a decision as to whether the people need to have a fair trial in a civilian court or in a military court," he said in a transcript released Sunday.
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[Tom Paine]

If he wants people out of Guantanao why hasn't he set the issue to the Supreme Court a long time ago? Bah.

[Nihil]

Sounds like yet another desperation tactic to make somebody, anybody, like him. In times of trouble, just flail about pathetically. It's the Bush way.

[Carach]

If he wants people out of Guantanao why hasn't he set the issue to the Supreme Court a long time ago? Bah.

he wants them in court now, not to release them.

aka speeding up the trials of terrorists.

[JP226]

jesus christ...

[Tom Paine]

I never said he wanted to release them, just to remove them from Guantanamo.
And he is hardly speeding up their trials, putting it to the Supreme Court as to how they should be tried!

[Carach]

And he is hardly speeding up their trials, putting it to the Supreme Court as to how they should be tried!

such is the price of democracy - snail pace processes.

but ofc dictatorships are bad in the eyes of the people here..

[Tom Paine]

such is the price of democracy - snail pace processes.

That's not my beef, my beef is that he could have done it sooner so this is obviously a policy change.

[Carach]

That's not my beef, my beef is that he could have done it sooner so this is obviously a policy change.

he had no need to do it sooner - still getting answers etc possibly?

[Tom Paine]

he had no need to do it sooner - still getting answers etc possibly?

He's got no sudden and pressing alteration of circumstances now...

[Red Harvest]

Isn't it strange that he hasn't been pushing for the Supreme Court to rule on this for the past five years? This sounds like a case of blame shifting rather than an explanation of pre-existing policy.

[Sidmen]

Untill now he might've been hoping to get some small bit of info from them.

[Legio XX Valeria Victrix]

Wait, I thought Bush was solid in his beliefs. I thought he never changed his mind. I thought this was one of his alleged greatest attributes? How dare he change his mind!

[Carach]

of course?! they have to follow a set pattern. that must be it ?

[removeduser_426582376423734]

Well, then, this is Bush showing the milk of human kindness? Indeed.

[Siblesz]

I kinda feel sorry for the guy... his administration is plagued by scandal after scandal and it seems like he's done absolutely nothing right from start to end. It's like watching a Three Stooges episode.

[Nihil]

I kinda feel sorry for the guy... his administration is plagued by scandal after scandal and it seems like he's done absolutely nothing right from start to end. It's like watching a Three Stooges episode.

...but with a much higher bodycount.

[Hub'ite]

...but with a much higher bodycount.

Not that much. Quite a few actually.

[IamthePope]

WASHINGTON - President Bush says he would like to close the detention center in Guantanamo in Cuba, but is waiting for a U.S. Supreme Court ruling on whether inmates can face military tribunals.

"Obviously, the Guantanamo issue is a sensitive issue for people," Bush told ARD German television. "I very much would like to end Guantanamo; I very much would like to get people to a court.

"And we're waiting for our Supreme Court to give us a decision as to whether the people need to have a fair trial in a civilian court or in a military court," he said in a transcript released Sunday.
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Sounds like this was taken out of context to mean something it doesn't. Oh, well George Bush will make the right decision regardless. He always does.

[Tom Paine]

Sounds like this was taken out of context to mean something it doesn't. Oh, well George Bush will make the right decision regardless. He always does.

Always? No, not always, certainly. I mean, come on!