Most oppose closing Gitmo

[Tex]

USA Today/Gallup:

Americans are overwhelmingly opposed to closing the detention center for suspected terrorists at Guantanamo Bay and moving some of the detainees to prisons on U.S. soil, a USA TODAY/Gallup Poll finds.

By more than 2-1, those surveyed say Guantanamo shouldn't be closed. By more than 3-1, they oppose moving some of the accused terrorists housed there to prisons in their own states.

...

In the survey, Americans were inclined to accept the argument by Cheney and former president George W. Bush that the detention center had made the United States safer. By 40%-18%, they said the prison had strengthened national security rather than weakened it.

http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2...01-gitmo_N.htm

[Cali Coug]

Originally Posted by Tex

USA Today/Gallup:



http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2...01-gitmo_N.htm

Ergo... it must be wrong to close Gitmo???

[ChinoCoug]

Originally Posted by Tex

USA Today/Gallup:



http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2...01-gitmo_N.htm

What does the stock market say?

[BlueK]

Originally Posted by ChinoCoug

What does the stock market say?

My 401K is up 12.7% this year. Good times are back.

[Tex]

Originally Posted by Cali Coug

Ergo... it must be wrong to close Gitmo???

Again, with the non sequiturs.

[ChinoCoug]

Originally Posted by BlueK

My 401K is up 12.7% this year. Good times are back.

Awesome, I think the stock market corrected itself. I need to check my TSP's performance.

[Cali Coug]

Originally Posted by Tex

Again, with the non sequiturs.

Then what is your point? Is this or is this not an issue that should be decided based on public opinion polls? If it is, what conclusion should we draw? If it isn't, then so what?

[Cali Coug]

Originally Posted by ChinoCoug

What does the stock market say?

Tex's favorite tracking poll indicates Obama is doing really well (which I think means the stock market has ratified his decision to close Gitmo- right Tex?). Only Tex knows.

[Tex]

Originally Posted by Cali Coug

Then what is your point? Is this or is this not an issue that should be decided based on public opinion polls? If it is, what conclusion should we draw? If it isn't, then so what?

I thought the point was obvious: closing Gitmo is politically unpopular.

Whether closing Gitmo is right or wrong is an entirely separate question.

[Cali Coug]

Originally Posted by Tex

I thought the point was obvious: closing Gitmo is politically unpopular.

Whether closing Gitmo is right or wrong is an entirely separate question.

So you just want people to know it isn't popular for the sake of knowing it isn't popular?

You are the master of telling people information that is of no practical use.