The Guantanamo Bay Detention Facility is a stain on our reputation as a nation. We are a country governed by the rule of law that respects justice and democracy. By holding over 380 detainees there for more than four years — of which only four have been charged with a crime — we undermine those values. Keeping Gitmo open provides a recruiting tool for extremists bent on doing us harm. Our values and ideals are what will win the global war on terror, not military might.
