Cornyn Applauds President For Reconsidering GITMO/Military Tribunals

Statement

U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, a member of the Senate Armed Services and Judiciary committees, today issued the following statement regarding President Obama's executive order directing Secretary of Defense Robert Gates to lift a two-year ban on military tribunal proceedings for detainees at Guantanamo Bay:

"I applaud the President for joining Republicans and reconsidering his policy regarding terrorist detainees and Guantanamo; his stance on the campaign trail may have scored political points with his far-left base but it had dangerous implications for our national security.

"I hope the President's new thinking on Guantanamo and military tribunals also signals a willingness to expedite the military prosecutions of the terrorists who carried out the September 11th attacks. The families of those who died have waited 10 years, and they deserve, at long last, the peace of mind and closure that these trials will bring."

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