As president I will close Guantanamo, reject the Military Commissions Act and adhere to the Geneva Conventions. Our Constitution and our uniform code of military justice provide a framework for dealing with the terrorists.
Barack Obama outlines his commitment to closing Guantanamo and adhering to legal frameworks in dealing with terrorism.
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It is a decision about how do we face and embrace this finite amount of time we have on the planet.
The fact that any president, or any administration, is willing to engage in such transparent efforts to intimidate someone should outrage all Americans, regardless of how they feel about Congresswoman Omar’s political views.
When we choose, when we make that decision, I do believe – and there is evidence for this – that the world gets incrementally better, and that is a worthy goal and it’s worth fighting for.
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