Two powerful motivators for human beings are fear and money, which do you think works better to win elections?
The LA Times reports:
A lightning rod for international criticism, the U.S. detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, not long ago appeared headed for closure. President Bush and his top advisors said they wanted to shutter the controversial lockup.
But the latest attempt to shut it down is facing collapse: The detention facility has been embraced by many Republicans as a potent political symbol in their quest to seize the terrorism issue ahead of next year's elections.
The Senate Republican leader has accused Democrats of wanting to move terrorists "into American communities."
And the president, who last year told German television that he "would like to end Guantanamo," is now threatening to veto any move to "micromanage the detention of enemy combatants."
"It's a Republican litmus test this year," complained Nebraska Sen. Chuck Hagel, one of the few GOP lawmakers calling for the swift closure of Guantanamo.
"The Republican Party has won two elections on the issue of fear and terrorism," Hagel said. "[It's] going to try again."
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