What Do You Guys Think Of Guantanamo Bay? Should It Be Closed Down?

Former U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell said on Sunday the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay for foreign terrorism suspects should be immediately closed and its inmates moved to the United States.

Powell said the controversial prison in Cuba had become a "major problem" for the United States' image abroad and done more harm than good.

"Guantanamo has become a major, major problem ... in the way the world perceives America and if it were up to me I would close Guantanamo not tomorrow but this afternoon ... and I would not let any of those people go. I would simply move them to the United States and put them into our federal legal system," Powell said.

"Essentially, we have shaken the belief the world had in America's justice system by keeping a place like Guantanamo open and creating things ike the military commission. We don't need it and it is causing us far more damage than any good we get for it," he added.

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What do you all think of this idea?

Countessa

The way America has been perceived has all ready been damage. One example the abuse of the Iraqi prisoners by the US troops having them photograph naked and setting dogs on them etc. The USA has broken human rights laws with this camp in Guantanamo etc. Basically you said it yourself about the damage worldwide.

Jedi squirrels

Indeed... the US is bashing China for his human rights... With Gauntanamo, it has lost a lot of credibility... How in hell do you do to seek human rights across the globe when the main global power cannot even preach by exemple...
Now China has seen the US exemple and is rushing again to increase their power over the population by violating even more the human rights...
So if you can close it... Make it a tourist attraction at least or rename it...

bella.guerra

No way
It needs to be expanded and kept going.

DennistheMenace

nope......keep shockin the sh*t out of them

Atavacron

Depends on who you ask. Terrorists like it...as it makes more.

phil j

I think that many of the people that have been held there for 2 or 3 years then released without ever being charged with anything will become the terrorist that they were falsely accused of being in the first place.

Asad Cortez

Ha you poor people who think Guanatanamo should be kept open. America has lost all credibility and respect because of the so called "war on terror". There was just a program on channel 4 the other day telling us how USA take so called terrorist suspects kids and wife hostage so they can get to them. Ha I laugh at the Americans. The more they treat our people bad, the more terrorism there will be.
If you live in USA now, i suggest you relocate soon as its gonna be one hell of a rocky future.........

cyclops

No we should not move it on to the US mainland , we should
move it to our Base in Diego Garcia.

I was Thinking

They need to keep it open until a few more "Commit Suicide"

Polecat

No! It does not matter where you confine the suspects/terrorists, there are people that will always find issue with location. I would definetly not bring them on our soil though. Bad idea Colin! Furthermore, our Justice system has shaken many people's beliefs in it many years ago, in this scenario though, I see no alternative.

katkam v

The issue has caused much damage to USA during and after Iraq war. It should be permanently closed down to undone the damage.

Lavgan

The concept of having the detention cell is legitimate. The crcuial point is who are those inmates - are they genuine prisioners or political enemies?. Maintaining a cell in a distant land is always costly and difficult to maintain. I think having a cell is correct but should be used for fair games.

Robert M

Keep it open and one night a week serve PORK and take their Koran away so they cannot pray.

Harry

Personally I think We're bein too easy on the prisoners.But then Again I would appoint Dirty Harry Head of every armed branch of the govt.No matter what some whiny liberal trash is always gonna be complaining about how we treat people and crap.It won't make a dif.

chappye7

Nope, keep them there.

Yes, I believe it should be closed down because of the demons that are there. I realize that torture can happen at any place, but that place has been a home for demons way too long and needs torn down.

kavekarst

The USA can't aquire a better foreign property lease than in Cuba so closing it down is like dumping your personal vehicle because it reeks of alcohol abuse. Clean up the mess starting at the top or it occurs again elsewhere.
You do not walk away from one stink to start another. Hello?

As to the partisan's still present in Cuba they all deserve a chance to return home if God wills it so just drop all wearing
bright orange jumpsuits by parachute over North Korea on the next moonless night and let Allah decide their fate.

liberalus_destructus

Sure, shut it down, and ship all of the prisoners to your hometown. After all, there's no baaad people in there, are there?

TG79

Gmo has never caused me any problems. Exactly who is it causing problems for???

When I go to bed i do not wonder when Gmo is going to get me.

It should be expanded, and the funding should be reduced.

celtic_saltire

Yes it's about time the Hilton was shut down, and put the b@$t@rd$ in main stream prison's stateside.

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