President Obama says Guantanamo has got to go. I know what
some of you are thinking, but don't give us that
conservative line about needing a plan. This is too urgent
to wait for a plan. We must close it now so the Muslim
world will love us like they did before President Bush came
to power.

Sure, it has successfully held some of the worst terrorists
we have captured so far, including al Qaeda chief and
confessed planner of the 9/11 massacre, Khalid Sheik
Mohammad, but in the words of our leader it has become an
embarrassment for America.

In his May 21, 2009 speech on national security given at
the National Archives in Washington D.C., President Obama
stated: "there is also no question that Guantanamo set back
the moral authority that is America's strongest currency in
the world. Instead of building a durable framework for the
struggle against al Qaeda that drew upon our deeply held
values and traditions, our government was defending
positions that undermined the rule of law. In fact, part
of the rationale for establishing Guantanamo in the first
place was the misplaced notion that a prison there would be
beyond the law -- a proposition that the Supreme Court
soundly rejected. Meanwhile, instead of serving as a tool
to counter terrorism, Guantanamo became a symbol that
helped al Qaeda recruit terrorists to its cause. Indeed,
the existence of Guantanamo likely created more terrorists
around the world than it ever detained".

Obama separated the Guantanamo detainees into five general
categories: 1.Those who have violated American
criminal laws and can be tried in federal courts
2.Those who violate the laws of war and are therefore
best tried through military commissions 3.Those who have
been ordered released by the courts 4.Those who we have
determined can be transferred safely to another country
5.Those who cannot be prosecuted yet who
pose a clear danger to the American people

Mr. Obama went on to inform us that he was not going to
release individuals who endanger the American people, and
that there are likely to be a certain number of "detainees"
that we will have to hold for an undetermined period of
time. Apparently Mr. Obama has learned that it is far
easier to make campaign promises and political speeches
than it is to develop and execute a viable plan for dealing
with this critical national security issue. Mr. Obama had
barely settled into his seat in the oval office before
signing an executive order to close GITMO.

So let me see if I have this right --- -We must
close Guantanamo, and the President has so ordered
-We can't just let all of
the prisoners held there go free, they are too dangerous
-We'll have to detain them somewhere, but we
need to do it right this time
-We must avoid creating a new symbol that al Qaeda can use
to recruit terrorists

So how do we protect the American people from the murderous
attacks of radical Muslim terrorists and still achieve
President Obama's apparent goal of getting the rest of the
world to love us? It's a complex and tricky objective
wouldn't you say?

On the one hand we're fighting a war against terrorist
organizations such as al Qaeda, people who praise god as
they slowly cut off the heads of helpless hostages; and on
the other hand our current President and congressional
leaders in the Democrat Party are obsessed with the need to
play "kissy face" with the rest of the world in a vain
attempt to make everyone like us.

Hey, I think I have the answer. First we will need to use
an old politician's trick and give it an innocent sounding
name that no one could possibly renounce. President Obama,
I suggest you call it "The Temple of Temporary Residence
for Goodness and Redemption".

I even have an idea for construction of a new facility to
replace that evil place known as Gitmo. (this is extremely
important since we don't want to create a bad image in the
minds of our fellow members in the United Nations). Let's
make it an exact duplicate of the Disney World castle. Who
could possibly object to that.

The constant onslaught from so called mainstream media and
Democrat leadership in Congress to paint Guantanamo Bay as
some sort of medieval dungeon of torture has succeeded in
giving our enemies a valuable propaganda tool.

This change is guaranteed to result in an immediate
recruiting crisis for al Qaeda, touch the hearts of those
in the Iranian regime, and quickly restore our image
throughout the Muslim world. We could even adorn the walls
of the detainee cells, sorry ... make that guest rooms,
with life size portraits of Harry Reed, Nancy Pelosi, and
President Barack Hussein Obama.

No thanks necessary President Obama ... I'm just following
the theme of "Change we can believe in".

That's The Way I See It - Al Lavallis