President Obama (still getting used to that) on his second day in office has ordered the closing of Guantanamo Bay. Gitmo has been used as a detention center and prison for suspected terrorists since 2002. During the Bush administration Gitmo was used extensively in holding and imprisoning suspected terrorists until they could be tried for their alleged crimes. President Obama has since suspended the trials of these persons in order to "review the military tribunals".
Gitmo has not been looked upon by the world (allies and enemies) with favor in the recent past. Some have seen it as a reason to detain anyone for any reason. Others view it as a place for 'sanctioned' torture. I believe it is necessary. Imagine that your neighbor is an accused terrorist. Would you want your children walking by his house on the way to the school bus knowing full well that he is under investigation? No, you would want him detained. That is the role of Guantanamo Bay and responsibility of the U.S. armed forces, to protect us from all danger foreign and domestic. The goings on at Gitmo may not be pleasant but as the saying goes "freedom isn't free."
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