Some Dems Join GOP Opposition to Gitmo Transfers to Yemen

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Some Democrats are joining Republican lawmakers in opposing the transfer of suspected terrorists from the Guantanamo Bay prison to Yemen, citing Al Qaeda's increased activity in the poor Arab nation.

President Obama's top counterterrorism adviser, John Brennan, told Fox News that the transfers will continue if the administration deems them warranted.

"The Guantanamo facility must be closed," he said on "Fox News Sunday." "It has served as a propaganda tool for Al Qaeda. We're determined to close it. We're not going to, though, do anything that is going to put American security at risk."

I though they were going to go to a jail in Ill. once Gitmo closed?

Once again have they learned nothing from history?

Bond admitted that the Bush administration made a "big mistake" transferring terrorists back to other countries. However, he hopes the Obama administration will not continue to commit the same mistake.

This just seems a bit irresponsible. I mean I can understand Obama wanting to overhaul the secuirty system that "worked", but this just makes zero sence in my book.