Should the government use GTMO for refugees in the future?

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34% Yes

66% No

no Not unless Cuba is okay with that and the base is used for no other reason.

Jasmeet Bawa

yes Just until they are admitted and processed

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yes If they improve the facilities and make it a safe haven

Submitted by SMS

no GTMO should return to its role as the ideal place for Fleet Training.

John Kellett, MOUNT WOLF, PA

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This Week in Guantánamo: 2015 and 2007

February 19, 2015: Former GTMO detainee David Hicks wins a legal challenge against a conviction of providing material support for terrorism. His ‘guilty’ finding is dismissed. Hicks describes ongoing medical problems as a result of his time at GTMO.

March 30, 2007: David Hicks becomes the first GTMO War on Terror detainee to be convicted. He is sentenced to 9 months in jail, to be served in his home country of Australia.