Four more Gitmo students graduate
The New York Times reports that while the rest of the country was worried about some movie, the Obama Administration sent four more graduates of Guantanamo University back to Afghanistan, their home country. Remember yesterday when I mentioned that one graduate of the Balad Annex of Gitmo U was released back to Pakistan and he went to work plotting that massacre at the Pakistan military school? Well, you can lay those fears aside with this bunch, says Chuck Hagel;
Delays by Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel in signing off on transfers that had been approved by Mr. Obama’s national security staff contributed to tensions between the exiting Pentagon chief and the White House, particularly with the national security adviser, Susan Rice. But Mr. Hagel, who resigned under pressure last month, has maintained all year that he would not be rushed in releasing prisoners.
In May, Ms. Rice sent Mr. Hagel a memo pressuring him to pick up the pace, and Mr. Hagel told reporters during a flight to Alaska at the time that he was in no hurry to approve deals. “My name is going on that document; that’s a big responsibility,” Mr. Hagel said. He added: “What I’m doing is, I’m taking my time. I owe that to the American people, to ensure that any decision I make is, in my mind, responsible.”
Some military officers have expressed worry that prisoners released from Guantánamo may return to the battlefield and harm American troops who remain in Afghanistan.
But the Pentagon statement released Saturday said that “the United States has full confidence in the ability of the Afghan government to mitigate any threats that may be posed by these individuals, and to ensure humane treatment.”
Yeah, well, if Ms. Rice wants the pace of the releases to increase from the Guantanamo School for Boys, Mr. Hagel should release them all to her front porch, all 132 of them. For being a national security adviser, she doesn’t seem too concerned about national security.
Category: Terror War
You’d think that Susan Rice would’ve appeared before a judge to answer for perjury and/or similar charges. Instead, she’s the fucking National Security Advisor, where she continually demonstrates just how badly she needs to be prosecuted for dereliction of duty. As if any more proof was needed that the Glorious Leader doesn’t care at all about keeping this country safe.
For his part, Hagel is an assclown as always. This was just another attempt to pretend that he has any credibility whatsoever.
Will the last detainee please lower the flag and turn off the lights prior to returning to your jihad?
The negative consequences of Obama’s election, and then re-election, just keep on rollin’.
That he STILL does not have single digit approval numbers, says it all, IMO.
Just an early Christmas present from a Kumbaya president.
Yeah … grad party at Chuckie Cheese for the lucky four!
Hagel’s comment to the reporters was perfect. Before he recovered from his truthing and mentioned the American people, he provided this: “My name is going on that document; that’s a big responsibility[.]” So, as I read it, his chief concern was himself and trying to put off the release sign-off to escape blame when the inevitable occurs. And that’s what happens when your only balls are inflatables.