Obama Admits Guantanamo Won't Close By Jan. Deadline -- Washington Post
BEIJING -- President Obama directly acknowledged for the first time Wednesday that the prison facility at Guantanamo Bay will not close by the January deadline he set, but he said he hoped to still achieve that goal sometime next year.
Obama refused, however, to set a new deadline.
In an interview in the Chinese capital with Major Garrett of Fox News, Obama said he was "not disappointed" that the Guantanamo deadline had slipped, saying he "knew this was going to be hard."
"People, I think understandably, are fearful after a lot of years where they were told that Guantanamo was critical to keep terrorists out," Obama said. Closing the facility, he added, is "also just technically hard."
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More News On The Closing Of Guantanamo Prison
Obama admits delay on Guantanamo -- BBC
Obama concedes delay in closing Guantanamo -- AFP
Obama: No exact deadline for closing Gitmo -- AP
Obama concedes defeat in Guantanamo closure -- Inthenews.co.uk
My Comment: When President Obama announced his intention (after taking over the Oval Office) to close Guantanamo Prison within one year, I remarked and outlined in this blog on numerous occasions why this was not possible.
Cough .... cough .... this is where I tell everyone I told you so.
But what bothers me is that if little old me .... with little resources and only a few good contacts can figure this out .... but the U.S. PRESIDENT (smartest man in the room) cannot .... I get worried.
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