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Ted Cruz: It is easy to say close Guantanamo and get an applause from various audiences. The harder question then is what do you…

On the recordJuly 23, 2013
It is easy to say close Guantanamo and get an applause from various audiences. The harder question then is what do you do with these terrorists.
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Ted Cruz
Republican · Texas

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Cruz highlights the complexities of closing Guantanamo and managing released detainees.

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