Greg Sargent in The Plum Line:
"Though I understand the President had a good intention in saying that he would close Guantanamo, because Guantanamo has become a symbol for past bad behavior by the United States, but maybe we just have to say, look, today it’s as humane a facility as you’re gonna find for prisoners of war, and we have to explain to the rest of the world that that’s the place we have chosen to keep prisoners of war."
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More from the same article:
Joe Lieberman’s Senate office confirms to me that he said in an interview to air later today that President Obama should consider keeping Guantanamo Bay open, a move that will intensify the political skirmishing around an issue that already has the White House on the defensive.
Lieberman’s demand was first reported by the Weekly Standard, which claimed that Lieberman says Obama "should seriously consider" that option in an interview that will air on NPR later this afternoon. The Standard didn’t source its claim, but Lieberman’s office confirms that the characterization is accurate.
Just great. Now, do we Nutmeggers have to apologize for him again?? Maybe someone can forward our Senator the torture documents released under the FOIA.
(Crossposted at Myleftnutmeg.com)