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Hurdles ahead as Obama bids to shut Guantanamo Bay prison
President Barack Obama is once again promising to fulfill his years-late pledge to close the prison at Guantanamo Bay, saying he is "very clear-eyed about the hurdles" involved.
The politics are tough, Obama acknowledged on Tuesday as he presented his proposal. "If it were easy, it would have happened years ago," he added.
The plan to "close Guantanamo" - which the Department of Defence calls a "national security imperative" - has four main points.
First, men who are eligible to be released - 35 to date - are expected to be transferred out in the coming months.
MORE HERE: http://yonside.com/hurdles-ahead-as-obama-bids-to-shut-gitmo/
The politics are tough, Obama acknowledged on Tuesday as he presented his proposal. "If it were easy, it would have happened years ago," he added.
The plan to "close Guantanamo" - which the Department of Defence calls a "national security imperative" - has four main points.
First, men who are eligible to be released - 35 to date - are expected to be transferred out in the coming months.
MORE HERE: http://yonside.com/hurdles-ahead-as-obama-bids-to-shut-gitmo/
