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Hoodafan

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Thanks for linking that. I guess that takes us back to my original question


about how much of that current GITMO cost will actually be cut? The base isn't getting shuttered. Will the personnel costs actually be eliminated, or just transferred to other duties? Will those buildings no longer require some maintenance costs, even if reduced, or will we just let them go to rubble?

Again, I'm not trying to argue whether these prisoners should be moved or not. Moving them may very well be the right and smart thing to do for political and security reasons. Just suggesting that cost savings seems to be a rather disingenuous and misleading argument for doing so.

(In response to this post by NJHoo)

Posted: 02/24/2016 at 10:22AM



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Hopefully, America can block the closing of Gitmo -- ryno hoo 02/24/2016 07:49AM
  Deleted** -- WaxHoo 02/24/2016 11:01AM
  Why do you want Gitmo to remain open? ** -- 111Balz 02/24/2016 09:01AM
  No. ** -- WaxHoo 02/24/2016 10:56AM
  Then why don't we export all violent criminals? -- 111Balz 02/24/2016 09:32AM
  Huh? ** -- 111Balz 02/24/2016 10:37AM
  Don't get sucked in ** -- KaHOOnah 02/24/2016 10:51AM
  :>) ** -- 111Balz 02/24/2016 8:23PM
  No. Especially not after the SCOTUS Hamdan ruling. -- HowieT3 02/24/2016 09:32AM
  Then treat it seriously ** -- WaxHoo 02/24/2016 10:58AM
  Oh that pesky due process. How will we ever survive? ** -- Seattle .Hoo 02/24/2016 10:32AM
  $455 Million dollars a year for 91 guys. Brilliant. ** -- cvilleHOOrat 02/24/2016 08:04AM
  Republicanism is a mental disorder! #fiscalgnats ** -- WahooRQ 02/24/2016 09:09AM
  Does the Atlantic Fleet actually still use it? -- HowieT3 02/24/2016 09:39AM
  There are hundreds of bases around the world. -- ryno hoo 02/24/2016 09:33AM
  Fiscal gnat. ** -- WaxHoo 02/24/2016 11:00AM
  Yes there are...and we should close those too. ** -- cvilleHOOrat 02/24/2016 09:34AM
  WH says as much as $180mill a year in operating costs -- cvilleHOOrat 02/24/2016 09:31AM
  That's different ** -- FfxStationHokie 02/24/2016 08:35AM

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