Pros And Cons Of Guantanamo Bay

Guantanamo Bay

In recent discussions of Guantanamo Bay, a controversial issue has been whether this facility does harm or good to the United States. On the one hand, some argue that it should remain opened. On the other hand, however, others argue that it should be closed. Although Guantanamo Bay is located on foreign soil, it is a national security facility that keeps the United States safe from terrorists. As a symbol of security, Guantanamo Bay should remain opened because it gives the Unites States people the safety they need, it is the safest place to keep the detainees, and it is a safe interrogation center for the detainees.

Guantanamo Bay was opened on January 11 2002, after the attack of 9/11. That devastating event in American

According to May Clifford, “Where else can they go? Not to any country where they might face summary execution or torture.” This means that if the detainees were to be transferred to other facilities, they would be killed or tortured. Guantanamo Bay does not kill nor do they torture the detainees which is why this facility is the safest for the detainees. Edwin Meese explains,”The conditions of detention there are safe, secure and humane and comply with national and international standards, including Common Article 3 of the Geneva Conventions.”. The detainees are secured by the Geneva Conventions, which are treaties for the treatment of civilians and prisoners of war. These treaties state that the prisoners can not be treated in a severe way nor can they be punished. Therefore, the detainees can’t be treated inhumanely. If the detainees were transferred to a facility in America, they would immediately be granted the rights American citizens have. That means they have a right to be appointed a lawyer.Not to mention how costly and the amount of time it would take to set up a new facility for the detainees. If at some point the United States decides to create another facility for these terrorists, it would be a waste of time because there is already a facility in which they are treated well and there would be no funds to support the creation of a new prison for the detainees.No American citizen would

Lawful interrogations are being made to detainees to know their intentions. Edwin Meese III comments, “We have learned a great deal from them during long-term, lawful interrogations.” This shows that the interrogations worked. Without these interrogations, the United States wouldn’t be aware of the intentions of the terrorists and it wouldn’t be possible to defeat the enemy. Guantanamo Bay is the safest interrogation center for detainees.In other facilities, they are tortured and forced to speak. Guantanamo doesn’t do that. John Bellinger asserts, “The prison is now expertly run by the military in a humane way that is consistent with international legal standards.” Which means that the detainees are treated in a humane manner and they wouldn’t be put in a position where they had to be tortured to speak about information they know. Why would the military officials want to torture or force the detainees when they have information that the United States need to prevent another terrorist attack? Committing such a thing will result in only resentment from the detainees and that means no information could be obtained.With no information, there is no way the United States can know what is coming their way. Thus, detaining the detainees at Guantanamo Bay for interrogation, is an advantage for the United States to get an idea on what actions should be taken to prevent another attack. Guantanamo