Guantanamo Bay is a detention camp located in the southern tip of Cuba operated by the U.S. military (Fetini np). The detention facility was created after the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York when Americans felt threatened by the uncertainty of terrorism (Fetini np). President Bush established the detention facility to campaign the elimination of terrorism and their support networks (Fetini np). Guantanamo Bay was established to hold individuals’ captive during military operations in Afghanistan and Iraq (Fetini np). Ever since Guantanamo Bay has been under a storm of controversy whether it should be closed or stayed open. Whether it closes or stay open, it is evident that action must be taken to improve human right
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faced a catastrophe of events that would change the course of the nation (History.com Staff np). The terrorist attacks on the U.S. sent a shock wave through the entire nation. Once military operations began in Afghanistan and Iraq, the U.S. held individuals for interrogation (History.com Staff np). Individuals are held indefinitely depending on the risk they pose to the United States or the rest of the world (Fetini np). The primary reason the U.S. holds individuals is to keep them from rejoining the war (Fetini np). In light of this, the United States decided to establish a detention facility at the Naval Station in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The United States first acquired Guantanamo Bay in 1898 after the United States intervened in the Cuban War of Independence (Fetini np). The United States assisted Cuba in their fight for independence from Spain. In 1901 the U.S. signed the Platt Amendment (Fetini np). The amendment outlined the conditions of future Cuban-U.S. relations. This amendment gave the legal rights to Guantanamo …show more content…
Many people believed that Guantanamo Bay has served its intended purpose. On one hand, the detention facility has kept many suspected terrorists from being able to commit acts of terrorism. On the other hand, others feel the detention facility is an inhumane and torturous prison (Fiaherty np). The primarily question when thinking about closing Guantanamo Bay, are the 41 inmates still residing at Guantanamo Bay today (Fiaherty np). In other words, where would the inmates be relocated to? Presumably, if the detention facility is close the inmates would most likely have to be relocated on domestic soil. However, because inmates are highly valued, they can’t just be placed anywhere on domestic soil. Vice President Dick Cheney claimed, “If we didn’t have the facility at Guantanamo to undertake this activity, we’d have to have it someplace else because they’re vital source of intelligence information. They’ve given us useful information that has been used in pursuing our aims and objectives in the war on terror” (White
faced a catastrophe of events that would change the course of the nation (History.com Staff np). The terrorist attacks on the U.S. sent a shock wave through the entire nation. Once military operations began in Afghanistan and Iraq, the U.S. held individuals for interrogation (History.com Staff np). Individuals are held indefinitely depending on the risk they pose to the United States or the rest of the world (Fetini np). The primary reason the U.S. holds individuals is to keep them from rejoining the war (Fetini np). In light of this, the United States decided to establish a detention facility at the Naval Station in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The United States first acquired Guantanamo Bay in 1898 after the United States intervened in the Cuban War of Independence (Fetini np). The United States assisted Cuba in their fight for independence from Spain. In 1901 the U.S. signed the Platt Amendment (Fetini np). The amendment outlined the conditions of future Cuban-U.S. relations. This amendment gave the legal rights to Guantanamo …show more content…
Many people believed that Guantanamo Bay has served its intended purpose. On one hand, the detention facility has kept many suspected terrorists from being able to commit acts of terrorism. On the other hand, others feel the detention facility is an inhumane and torturous prison (Fiaherty np). The primarily question when thinking about closing Guantanamo Bay, are the 41 inmates still residing at Guantanamo Bay today (Fiaherty np). In other words, where would the inmates be relocated to? Presumably, if the detention facility is close the inmates would most likely have to be relocated on domestic soil. However, because inmates are highly valued, they can’t just be placed anywhere on domestic soil. Vice President Dick Cheney claimed, “If we didn’t have the facility at Guantanamo to undertake this activity, we’d have to have it someplace else because they’re vital source of intelligence information. They’ve given us useful information that has been used in pursuing our aims and objectives in the war on terror” (White