Outgoing Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel admitted that he was under pressure from White House officials to step up the controversial releases of detainees from Gitmo:
In the Obama WH, politics trumps national security.
CNN: WH pressured Hagel to increase pace of transfers from Gitmo.http://t.co/FZWxCIZXqS— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) January 31, 2015
Hagel made the admission in an interview with CNN’s Barbara Starr:
Wow, this is very disturbing: Chuck Hagel Admits He Felt Pressure from the White House on Gitmo Detainess fro https://t.co/kpjADW3dkT #Iran
— Lulu (@upuouo) January 31, 2015
One of Obama’s campaign promises was to close Gitmo, and that’s one he seems determined to keep one way or another:
@BillKristol no longer even pretends to care about this country
— Maria Moreschi (@reebsta) January 31, 2015
https://twitter.com/Jarjarbug/status/561523960886489090
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