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Pentagon spokesman portrays Guantanamo recidivism as a good thing
['Bill Roggio', 'Bill Roggio Is A Senior Fellow At The Foundation For Defense Of Democracies', "The Editor Of Fdd'S Long War Journal."]
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Yesterday, Pentagon Press Secretary Rear Admiral John Kirby cast a positive light on jihadists from the Taliban and al Qaeda who have been released from Guantanamo and have returned to wage jihad.
REAR ADM. KIRBY: Joe, I don’t have the records on this guy from — from Guantanamo Bay.
Despite this, Kirby doubles down and says Guantanamo should be closed, which means even more jihadists will be freed.
Q: After seeing such example, like former Guantanamo detainee who was released and went back to the — to work with the Taliban, is the Pentagon still convinced that Guantanamo should be closed?
Bill Roggio is a Senior Fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and the Editor of FDD's Long War Journal.
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