Pros and Cons of Closing Guantanamo Bay
Shutting down a ‘legal blackhole’ versus protecting Americans’ safety
More than 20 years after the 9/11 terrorist attacks and the onset of the war on terror, policymakers are still debating the need to house suspected terrorists at a U.S. detention center in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Opened in January 2002 under then-President George W. Bush, the infamous detention center …