This is just a suggestion; it’s only food for thought that I am imparting to our President.
Dear Mr. President Obama,
I know your plate is full of things to do and this Guantanamo issue seems to be a thorn in our side but I gotta say it; again we have the professional, experts, with degrees and ranks writing rules and regulations for others to follow. These experts fail to foresee that they too will have to apply that same regulation to themselves. And now it’s time to apply the Geneva Convention Law on ourselves to obey but instead the Naysayers want to ignore or re-write it.
Throughout the USA, we have Army, Marine, Navy, Air Force bases; some bases are sitting idly and abandoned. My thinking is that why not move these prisoners of war to these bases. It is the Department of Defense’s shoulder of responsibility that is charged with the mission to search, rescue, defend and capture and imprison. Well, they are responsible for housing the prisoners too.
We also have the old American Civil War Camps throughout the USA that was used for POWs and some of them can be put to use. This list of cities with the camps are listed on the Internet. It names Union Camps and Confederate Camps and the cities they are located.
These bases and camps are perfect for the following reasons:
a. It is where our soldiers train; why not train them using real enemies in some scenarios, not all, and use them to deactivate, detrain, and heal both soldiers and prisoners who suffers with Post Traumatic Stress Syndromes.
b. It is where our returning and wounded soldiers can be employed to assist with the daily upkeep, maintenance and punishment, treatment and guarding of such prisoners of war,
c. And our Department of Defense budget should have a mandate and budget that includes this POW capture, placement and treatment.
Sincerely,
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