Time to close our dark chapter with Guantanamo

This is the letter to the editor I wrote and sent to the local paper. I was inspired by FCNL and their letter writing tools. 

The prison at Guantanamo Bay will be open for 12 years in a couple of months. That is well over a decade of American injustice, in which our constitutional ideals are shredded and our lack of morality placed on display for the entire world to see. This prison, without trials, evidence, jury or sentencing, has become an effective recruitment tool for extremists rather than a way to reduce violence from extremist groups. It screams of hypocrisy whenever any American official talks about freedom or justice. Eighty-four of the prisoners in our off-shore concentration camp have been cleared for transfer, yet they remain in Guantanamo. As the U.S. Senate takes up the National Defense Authorization act in the coming days, I urge Sens. Hagan and Burr to vote ‘no’ on any amendment that would only serve to keep the prison open indefinitely. Now is the time to close this dark and shameful chapter on American history.

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I did get some feedback that basically said that holding these men at Guantanamo was an okay thing, because they are (supposedly) violent and vicious men. Therefore, our country’s immoral behavior is fine, because there are other people engaging in immoral behavior.

The logic eludes me.