| Believe me when I say that I understand why many | | | | At this point, it is clear that releasing prisoners from |
| people oppose the very existence of the | | | | Guantanamo Bay is a risky practice. In fact, there |
| Guantanamo Bay prison. I understand that it violates | | | | have been several reports which have highlighted the |
| that rights of the American citizens who are | | | | hundreds of cases in which a terrorist has been |
| imprisoned there. I understand that it tarnishes the | | | | released from Guantanamo Bay, only to go on and |
| reputation of the United States in the international | | | | murder innocent people. Further, the Obama |
| community. I understand that government needs to | | | | Administration is delaying the release of the current |
| have restrictions on military power in order to avert | | | | prisoners in Guantanamo, because these prisoners are |
| all forms of tyranny. However, at the same time I | | | | considered to be the most dangerous and the most |
| believe in the most foundational purpose of | | | | likely to commit more acts of terrorist in the future. |
| government: to protect the lives of the innocent | | | | Clearly, the prisoners of Guantanamo are dangerous |
| citizens. | | | | criminals, who will pose a serious risk to the safety of |
| In this article, I do not intend to engage in a debate | | | | international community if they are released. |
| about the validity of the Guantanamo Bay detention | | | | The fundamental criticism of those who would close |
| center. Rather, my intention is to simply uncover the | | | | Guantanamo has always been that it would endanger |
| fundamental reason why Guantanamo exists. | | | | the American people. In our present political |
| The debate surrounding Guantanamo is a fierce | | | | environment, terrorist organizations have |
| debate that is far from being resolved. But many | | | | demonstrated that they are the biggest security |
| people debate the issue with out fully understanding | | | | threat to the America. Defeating terrorism, therefore, |
| the purpose of Guantanamo Bay. Those of us who | | | | should be the highest priority for the Federal |
| support the prison, and those who oppose it, should | | | | Government in defending the security of the United |
| first understand the reason why it was created | | | | States. It is imperative that the Federal Government |
| before we begin to debate its merits and flaws. | | | | ensure that those detainees that they release from |
| The Guantanamo Bay detention center is not a | | | | Guantanamo Bay will not go on to take the lives of |
| diabolical attempt to get revenge through torture; | | | | American soldiers or the American public. |
| rather, it recognizes that many of the terrorists that | | | | In the end, there ought to be a seriousness |
| the military has captured during the War on | | | | surrounding the debate over Guantanamo Bay. The |
| Terrorism are very dangerous criminals. | | | | decision that we make concerning the detention |
| While it is clear that American citizens should not be | | | | center could mean the difference between dozens (if |
| held in Guantanamo (for that would be fundamentally | | | | not hundreds or thousands) of innocent lives |
| unconstitutional), and also that there has been a few | | | | protected or lost. Already, we have evidence that |
| instances of innocent people being held in | | | | the government has failed by releasing prisoners |
| Guantanamo, the evidence shows that the military | | | | from Guantanamo Bay who have gone one to |
| has valid reasons for indefinite detention of many of | | | | murder innocent people. We cannot let that happen |
| the prisoners in Guantanamo Bay. | | | | again. |