House Won't Fund Guantanamo Closing Until Plan Is Ready

Camp Delta, the fenced-in core of the Guantánamo prison. Angel Franco/The New York Time

From The Wall Street Journal:

WASHINGTON -- When President Barack Obama signed an executive order in January to close the prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, by year's end, Democrats and antiwar activists cheered.

Now that the White House is preparing to implement the shutdown, some Democrats are challenging the administration, demanding details of how it would be carried out before offering the necessary funds.

Lawmakers are concerned about what would happen to the roughly 245 current Guantanamo inmates, many considered hardened terrorists -- in particular, what congressional districts they would land in.

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My Comment: The grown ups are now taking over.