Guantanmo'd If You Do, Guantanmo'd If You Don't

Here is one of those situations we talked about where people want a solution, but really don't. We want terrorism stopped, but we don't want to be profiled, screened or inconvenienced. The dichotomy extends to detainees from Guantanamo.

Obama has come under criticism for sending some Guantanamo detainees back to Yemen, where the influcence of Al Queda is only growing. Obama is continuing a policy from the previous administration, but also trying to keep his promise to close the Cuban prison that was a lightening rod for U.S. criticism around the world.

President George W. Bush first authorized the transfer and release of detainees at Guantanamo Bay to such places as Yemen and Saudi Arabia toward the end of his term. President Barack Obama has continued that policy, deciding in December to release six Yemeni detainees back to their home state. 

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However, blocking the release of Guantanamo Bay prisoners to countries like Yemen could jeopardize the Obama White House's longstanding promise to close the military prison during his first term.

The administration has already overshot its 2009 deadline to shutter the camp, in part because it has failed to shore up support for its proposal to house some of the prisoners in domestic facilities. That debate is likely to intensify in the coming weeks as the White House learns more about the plot to bomb Flight 253 over Detroit.

(The Hill)

Not. In. My. Backyard. We don't want the detainees sent home, because if we send them there, they will come back here and kill us all. We don't want the detainees on U.S. soil, because, then they are here and they will kill us all even faster (and possibly date our daughters while biding their time for mass destruction). These desires by Americans leave the administration with the option of making everyone unhappy. Hence if you are Obama, you are best off doing what you promised to do, for the reason you promised to do it.