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To: Vanvick, Caroline ﴾Perdue﴿ [[email protected]] Reply Reply All Forward Senator David Perdue: Americans Will Not Stand The Thought Of Placing Terrorists On U.S. Soil Vanvick, Caroline ﴾Perdue﴿ [Caroline_Vanvick@perdueTuesday, February 23, 2016 11:30 AM FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACTS: February 23, 2016 Megan Whittemore , 2022281023 Caroline Vanvick , 2022246594 Senator David Perdue: Americans Will Not Stand The Thought Of Placing Terrorists On U.S. Soil WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator David Perdue (RGA) released the following statement regarding President Obama’s plan to close the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay: “President Obama continues to put campaign promises ahead of national security. First, against the advice of military leaders, President Obama abruptly ended the war in Iraq which created a vacuum for ISIS, and now he wants to close Guantanamo Bay, the very prison used to detain terrorists. Americans will not stand the thought of placing terrorists on U.S. soil, and the transfer of detainees to other countries does not erase the threat of their continued extremist actions. This plan from the Pentagon places our citizens at unacceptable—and completely avoidable—levels of risk.” Earlier this month, military leaders told Congress they will not transfer any detainees to the U.S. because it is currently against the law. Meanwhile, President Obama continued to quietly empty out Guantanamo Bay, transferring as many as 17 detainees last month. The remaining 91 detainees at Guantanamo include highlevel terrorists who military officials have determined to be too dangerous to transfer to other countries. Additionally, a recent intelligence report shows 30 percent of released detainees are known or suspected to have rejoined the fight against Americans and will seek to reengage in terrorist activity. ###

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To:  Vanvick, Caroline ﴾Perdue﴿ [[email protected]

Reply Reply All Forward

Senator David Perdue: Americans Will Not Stand The ThoughtOf Placing Terrorists On U.S. Soil

Vanvick, Caroline ﴾Perdue﴿ [Caroline_Vanvick@perdue…

Tuesday, February 23, 2016 11:30 AM

 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE         CONTACTS:February 23, 2016 Megan Whittemore, 202­228­1023

Caroline Vanvick, 202­224­6594 Senator David Perdue: Americans Will Not Stand The Thought

Of Placing Terrorists On U.S. Soil   WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator David Perdue (R­GA) released the following statementregarding President Obama’s plan to close the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay: “President Obama continues to put campaign promises ahead of national security. First, against theadvice of military leaders, President Obama abruptly ended the war in Iraq which created a vacuumfor ISIS, and now he wants to close Guantanamo Bay, the very prison used to detain terrorists.Americans will not stand the thought of placing terrorists on U.S. soil, and the transfer of detaineesto other countries does not erase the threat of their continued extremist actions. This plan from thePentagon places our citizens at unacceptable—and completely avoidable—levels of risk.” Earlier this month, military leaders told Congress they will not transfer any detainees to the U.S.because it is currently against the law. Meanwhile, President Obama continued to quietly emptyout Guantanamo Bay, transferring as many as 17 detainees last month. The remaining 91 detaineesat Guantanamo include high­level terrorists who military officials have determined to be toodangerous to transfer to other countries. Additionally, a recent intelligence report shows 30 percentof released detainees are known or suspected to have re­joined the fight against Americans and willseek to reengage in terrorist activity.

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