I fully support the President's commitment to close the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay because it is in our national security interest to do so.
Leon Panetta: “I fully support the President's commitment to close the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay because it is in our…”
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Panetta supports closing Guantanamo Bay for national security reasons.
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