Arguments Against Gitmo

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Yes, I agree with President Obama that Gitmo should be closed. However, President Obama believes the prison is a waste of resources, does damage to relationships between the United States and key allies, and strengthens U.S. enemies(Bohm, R. & Haley, K.). Therefore, with the beliefs from President Obama, hopefully, this will become possible. Consequently, in all reality, this facility is far too expensive to operate and the remaining inmates should be transferred to prisons with the manpower to house them and protect them from intentional harm.

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