Will anyone disagree with this? President Obama deserves harsh criticism over the Gitmo horror

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89. Release them to where?

Set them on the other side of the line between Guantanamo and the rest of Cuba? Many of these people aren't wanted by their home countries. We have released the cleared inmates from countries like the U.K. or Germany, where there is a stable government. We haven't returned inmates from Yemen because frankly Yemen's political situation is untenable.

Additionally there are specific laws to block any money to move these prisoners. That doesn't impact money spent to maintain the prison. So the idea that it's cheaper to let them go than keep them in Guantanamo isn't reflective of the underlying legal situation.

Some of the prisoners who can't be charged, can't be charged because they gave evidence under torture. But if they are guilty of what they were captured for, no President is going to even consider letting them go even if they can't be charged. It's easy to ignore that if you aren't in a position of power, because it also means you aren't in a position to be accountable for the consequences.

It's a lot more complicated than it's being credited with in this thread. It's easy to say that all Obama has to do is release them, but fails to account for all of the different competing interests and needs.