GOP Lawmakers: Life is Good At Guantanamo Bay

Republicans give suspected terrorist free heath care but when it comes to our own. They throw a filibuster.

I don't think the Republican lawmakers mentioned above are actually advocating we treat international terrorists this well. I think the point is that they're pointing out that the prisoners are not being mistreated, contrary to what certain organizations want us to think. Quite honestly I think it's absurd how nice we treat them. It doesn't matter. What are we trying to prove, who are we trying to impress, what's the point? The Arab/Islamic world doesn't believe these prisoners are treated nicely, liberal-pacifists don't believe it, and the prisoners themselves must be laughing at us for providing them all these creature comforts. Here they want to destroy our way of life and kill as many of us as possible, but we repay this depravity with kindness. There's absolutley nothing we can ever to do make the Islamofascist World like us, so there's no point in trying. We must do what is right to preserve our interests and security. As far as I'm concerned all the prisoners at Gitmo can rot in their cells, and then subsequently rot in Hell.

Okay, we had better do something quick!!! Some of those in DC HAVE LOST THEIR MINDS

{Early reports by The International Committee of the Red Cross and the United Nations charged that American military personnel have intentionally used psychological and sometimes physical coercion "tantamount to torture" on Guantanamo Bay prisoners, including severe sleep deprivation, forced nudity, forced stress positions, sexual humiliation, religious humiliation, 20-hour interrogations, physical force, prolonged sensory over-stimulation and threats with military dogs.}

Now this is terrorizing, so are WE NOT TERRORIST?

[Attorney General Eric Holder, who visited Guantanamo Bay in February, said the facility is being well run now.]

Well, I'm a Dem, but the AG is insulting my intelligence. Did he announce his visit, must have, I knew he was going, so what did he expect?

"Anyone, any detainee over 55 has an opportunity to have a colonoscopy," Inhofe told reporters, "Now none of them take 'em up on it because once they explain what it is none of them want to do it. but nonetheless its an opportunity that they have."

How do we know that the test aren't not being done on them ANYWAY!!!

I want to be the one who goes to investigate the treatment at detention detention centers. And I want it to be a suprise!!!

That these prisoners are treated well at GITMO begs the question: if we're not ready to release them all, why would we want to transfer any of them to prisons in the US? It seems like an unnecessary political ploy.

That said, I do think that the prisoners deserve a fair and speedy trial - they shouldn't be held at any length without trial.

I don't believe for one minute that Gitmo is the Waldorf Astoria when the cameras are turned off and the congressmen have left, but that is besides the point. Holding people indefinite without trial goes against the most basic principle of justice.

Think of how many times people have been wrongly convicted even with a fair trial. How many times must that be multiplied for people held without a trial?

"Republicans give suspected terrorist free heath care but when it comes to our own. They throw a filibuster."

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rightbehind,

why are you whining ?????

You got what you want, the terrorists are being treated better than EVERYONE. If you want, I'm sure we can release a few in your neighborhood!

Oh that healthcare thing.... Well, its kinda like the whole GITMO thing. Obama rushes to make the issue a publicity stunt before he has a clue what is actually needed.

Now when it comes time to do the REAL work of closing it up, EVEN the Dems in congress are finding out that the American people DO NOT want these guys in their districts, SO wow Guess what...Now the Dems are not going to give Obama any money to close the place until he presents a REAL plan!

Now, that funny thing you liberals like to call "Universal" healthcare. We have Obama once again rushing to shove this thing into law with no details, no idea how its REALLY going get paid for.

Remember that famous "Stimulator" bill that no one actually read? Remember how mysteriously language changed that allowed the AIG bonuses to be legally given out?

Now try to use just a small amount of common sense here and extrapolate the consequences of rushing something like this "Universal" healthcare plan. This is not an issue to be rushed through because this President wants to claim its going to be a catastrophe if we dont.

If Guanto is such a luxury dig, why don't we move the Repub congressmen down there? The detainees receive better health care than the majority of Americans, and the Rpubs are opposed to national health care for our citizens? What? We don't need to debate this again and again as a delaying tactic. We are the ONLY industrialized nation without universal health care. And most of the detainees are only "round up the usual suspects" who have never been charged and never given a trial --- this is American values?

fuzzbear,

Yeah, we need this government runing healthcare. THAT CANT MANAGE THE PART OF IT THEY ALREADY CONTROL!

And Obama wants it passed befoere the summer break! We do that and just watch how many "AIG bonus type" loopholes get tossed in there! You cant EVEN count on the concept that these fools will even read the damn bill!

You want to give them control of the whole show...BRILLIANT IDEA....NOT!!!

I want all GITMO detainees to be transfered to the care of a New Mexico Sheriff by the name of Joe Arpagio-He was the one who was called on the carpet for sending 23,000 illegals back to Mexico. He has the reputation for running a prison like a prison. One TV station-PBS, prisoners sleep in tents in 100 degree heat and if they complain, they are told that our military is in the same heat in full combat gear. He has rehabilitated many prisoners as he took over the problem of stray dogs and cats and has prisoners caring for and training the animals-Basically, he has cut the cost of the prisons to the point that they are almost making money-Has a strange attitude about illegal aliens-thinks the only rights they have is the right to be arrested and sent back to their Country of Origin. Pity our President and Congress can't see that!

Seems like the only person in this country that has any grip on reality is Sheriff Joe Arpagio. The rest of the yahoos in Congress haven't got a clue and that includes the man at the top.