Obama Calls Guantanamo Bay “A Complete Failure” In National Security Speech
Yesterday Obama said he was going to “take back” the war on terror issue from…uh…whoever it is that has been running it during his administration to date, and today he delivered on that promise calling the Guantanamo Day detention facility a “complete failure.”
Of course, despite the fact that Gitmo is a “complete failure”, Obama won’t be closing it any time soon. Because when he’s not busy grandstanding in front of his liberal base, Obama has essentially embraced the Bush administration’s position on Guantanamo Bay. Detainees will be tried through military tribunals, and the detention facility will be closed eventually.
What today was isn’t Obama taking a bold stance on the issue. It’s Obama trying to mend fences with his base who he has seriously ticked off over the last few weeks with flip-flop after flip-flop on national security policy. This wasn’t Obama being a leader. This is Obama doing a campaign stop for his 2012 election.
