Guantanamo Update

A recent Washington Post article on the Obama administration's ongoing efforts to close the Guantanamo Bay military prison can be found here. This is an issue I've blogged about a couple of times. What's interesting to me is: (1) Despite the skepticism and cynicism about the President's promise to close the embarrassing facility, the administration is quietly making great strides toward achieving its goal, and (2) Other countries around the globe are demonstrating more courage than those "tough on terrorism" U.S. leaders who are crying "NIMBY" when it comes to dealing with the Guantanamo detainees. Note in the article that foreign leaders WANT to do something to help Obama on this issue and that's precisely because the President has improved our standing in the world by doing the right thing on Guantanamo. On this issue, Obama is exactly right--our country's principled stands and hard work can lead to positive, concrete responses from other nations. That's something that's been missing on both ends during this decade.