I don’t know anyone who wanted to close the detention facility at Gitmo because of where it was — but rather because of what it was. It’s not merely a symbol, but is the embodiment of the implementation of a bad policy. If you close Gitmo but carry on the same bad policy elsewhere, you’re playing a shell game, Mr. President.

David Kurtz

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