Via Reuters:
But he said a plan for relocating the prisoners was needed first and added he was also awaiting a decision from the Supreme Court about the forum for handling cases of some detainees.
"I'd like to close Guantanamo, but I also recognize that we're holding some people there that are darn dangerous and that we better have a plan to deal with them in our courts," Bush told a news conference in the White House Rose Garden.
Don't hold your breath waiting for that 'plan'. He still hasn't come up with one for the Iraq war, leaving one to wonder exactly how long it takes for Bush to actually make plans - or if he does at all.
"No question, Guantanamo sends, you know, a signal to some of our friends -- provides an excuse, for example, to say, 'The United States is not upholding the values that they're trying encourage other countries to adhere to,'" Bush said.
An excuse?
"Of course, sometimes we get criticized for sending some people out of Guantanamo back to their home country because of the nature of the home countries -- a little bit of a Catch-22," Bush said.
He added that a lot of detainees have been sent back already. "I don't think the American people know that, nor do the citizens of some of the countries that are concerned about Guantanamo," Bush added.
It's bad enough that Bush treats Americans like idiots who know absolutely nothing about anything. Apparently, he's launched a war on perceived ignorance around the world now too.
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