Gates on Closing Gitmo: 'It's Going to Take a Little Longer'

Yet another promise down the ole' political yube. When will we learn?

When they got in there they quickly figured out the feds had no files on any of these people. The information was everywhere. It was a mess.

BTW, the next time some republican takes office? Within 8 months if he has not fulfilled EVERY campaign promise I shall start calling him a liar. Which means Bush was one too.

No kidding Gates/Obama didn't think through this decision either. What losers!!!

When do we, the taxpayers, get our country back?

No wonder Obama kept Gates. It'll take longer? It'll take Obama forever.

Just more of the same, Obama makes promise, Obama breaks promise, Obama makes excuses first to study issue for 120 days then to make more excuses when he breaks promise again...the guy is simply spineless and inept and cofirms the old saying, those than can...do and those that cannot...teach.

Robert Gates is the right man for the job. I trust this guy.

Good. He's willing to change his plans after studying the available information, instead of hard headedly sticking to dogma and idealism, unlike some of the extremist loons on the far right and far left.

Obama was irresponsible calling for the closing of Gitmo within a year when it clearly is the best possible place for terrorists who want to kill us. Don't confuse Gitmo with Abu Ghraib as liberals do. Its time that we who warned the American people that Obama was not what he said he was can say WE TOLD YOU SO!!!

I figure it should be pretty easy to close Gitmo -- just return all the people to the country of origen -- most are Pakistani shepherds who got nabbed by their government and given to the U.S. because the U.S. paid $25K a head for all 'suspected' Al Qaeda AND WOW -- they ended up with a whole bunch of shepherds and taxi drivers who did know what was going on until they were put in an orange jumpsuit and forced to endure torture on a daily basis like sleep deprivation and the non-stop listening to death metal at painful volumes! --- Folks, Gitmo is there to condition the world, especially Americans that torture is now a way of life. And any Americans who do not think that it is not going to happen to you eventually had better wake up. And folks, Obama and Bush are the same -- just that one is more eloquent in speech. Quit the bipartisan bickering and wake up!!!

rightbehind; You'll trust anyone Obama 'appoints'. Never question authority, huh? Amazing!

When do we, the taxpayers, get our country back?
Posted by: LongT | Sep 27, 2009 10:06:55 AM

I got news for you. I'm a taxpayer to and then some. I never want to see republicans in control again. I trust the democrats more. The conclusion is which democrats do we replace with another democrat.

Well Georgie...OBama thought he could close Gitmo and put the detainees in NYC in hotel rooms and room service... but for some reason the American people are racist and anti-muslium so we decided to hold off

When will people learn that a politician's campaign promises have no value whatsoever? These jokers will say anything to get elected. Once safely in office, they develop amnesia. Since most of them are lawyers too (yet another profession rife with liars), they will try to spin, twist and dance their way out of any committment whatsoever. That is how the game is played in Washington. And every 4 years, like Charlie Brown with the footbal, we make another run at it thinking 'this time' our team will make a field goal. Right now we're at the "AAAAGH" point with this administration. Suckered again.

rightbehind; You'll trust anyone Obama 'appoints'. Never question authority, huh? Amazing!
Posted by: LongT

Not the case. I have watched this guy. He's sharp. Although I do admit I have not seen any of President Obama's appointments that I would question.

Stratabuse: "When do we, the taxpayers, get our country back?"

I agree. I am so sick of my taxes going to Iraq and Afghanistan. Why is my money being spent to defend them and rebuild their schools, hospitals and roads/bridges? Keep our tax dollars in the U.S.!

Gee, after all of their idiotic rhetoric of the election last year, the Obama/Emanuel White House finally has to face what Bush was telling us all along - Gitmo is not as simple to close as it seems. But then, the Democrats have always gained power by selling whatever sounds good...as long as the voters don't think twice, they get voted in.

Gitmo may never close. It has served a purpose and should be kept open. In reality Gitmo saved US lives.Transferring the prisoners to other prisons does nothing other than increase the risk to US citizens. Obama's promise to close it by January 2010 was nothing more than political scoring.

Well what you say ?? Too much talk from big O huh ? I guess his vociferous rethoric just hit the reality wall on this one and many others to come..what do you expect from a rookie ?

Take as long as necessary, to keep terrorists from being released among us, by the worthless court system we have, which turns almost everyone loose, in no time, as it is.

I doubt that a single criminal ever serves a complete sentence, today.

I think the word 'duh' comes to mind...

Just another bone headed mistake.