From The Hill:
House Republicans on Thursday opened up a political front against the Obama administration, attempting to block the president’s decision to close the terrorist detention facility at Guantanamo Bay and charging that Obama’s national security policy is endangering the country.
“The world suddenly did not become safer on Jan. 20, 2009,” Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) said at a press conference in which he and other leaders introduced a bill to block any Guantanamo prisoners from reaching U.S. soil. “There are still terrorists around the world that are committed to killing Americans and destroying our way of life.
“The administration’s political decision to close this prison begs an important question: What is the administration’s overarching plan for defeating the terrorist threat? And where do they plan to put these terrorists?” Boehner asked. [Read More]
