Army Veteran: I Think All Those Guys in Gitmo Belong There

KILMEADE You know she ░░░░░░░░ the answer to that ░░░░░░░░ saw no reason to ░░░░░░░░ it That s the ░░░░░░░░ and that s the ░░░░░░░░ we had Khairullah Khairkhwa ░░░░░░░░ s a member of ░░░░░░░░ Taliban Five He was ░░░░░░░░ of being a close ░░░░░░░░ of bin Laden was ░░░░░░░░ deemed too dangerous to ░░░░░░░░ released but we swapped ░░░░░░░░ for Bowe Bergdahl The ░░░░░░░░ of his role in ░░░░░░░░ s collapse come as ░░░░░░░░ of the commanders who ░░░░░░░░ victory inside Kabul in ░░░░░░░░ palace spent 8 years ░░░░░░░░ the same detention center ░░░░░░░░ to discuss former Gitmo ░░░░░░░░ army veteran Montgomery Granger ░░░░░░░░ your reaction to this ░░░░░░░░ Yeah it s very ░░░░░░░░ Brian And thanks for ░░░░░░░░ me on again You ░░░░░░░░ returning Gitmo detainees to ░░░░░░░░ battlefield sends a message ░░░░░░░░ we don t care ░░░░░░░░ or acknowledge the global ░░░░░░░░ on terror or those ░░░░░░░░ protect us from that ░░░░░░░░ Namely our great men ░░░░░░░░ women in uniform and ░░░░░░░░ who support them including ░░░░░░░░ allies With few exceptions ░░░░░░░░ detainees were and are ░░░░░░░░ worst of the worst ░░░░░░░░ labeled by our former ░░░░░░░░ of Defense Secretary Donald ░░░░░░░░ You know Brian most ░░░░░░░░ don t know that ░░░░░░░░ of thousands of unlawful ░░░░░░░░ Islamists were captured in ░░░░░░░░ over the past nearly ░░░░░░░░ years now but only ░░░░░░░░ under 800 were ever ░░░░░░░░ to the U S ░░░░░░░░ detention facility at Guantanamo ░░░░░░░░ Cuba where I served ░░░░░░░░ the ranking U S ░░░░░░░░ Medical Department officer with ░░░░░░░░ Joint Detainee Operations Group ░░░░░░░░ Task Force 160 These ░░░░░░░░ we released 732 of ░░░░░░░░ and none of them ░░░░░░░░ been beheaded executed blown ░░░░░░░░ hacked to death dragged ░░░░░░░░ and lifeless through the ░░░░░░░░ drowned or burned alive ░░░░░░░░ things our enemies have ░░░░░░░░ to us and to ░░░░░░░░ allies And until all ░░░░░░░░ are dead or no ░░░░░░░░ have the means or ░░░░░░░░ to kill us we ░░░░░░░░ defend ourselves by any ░░░░░░░░ necessary KILMEADE Do you ░░░░░░░░ what I think about ░░░░░░░░ I think about the ░░░░░░░░ who gave their lives ░░░░░░░░ hunt these guys down ░░░░░░░░ get them the first ░░░░░░░░ and put them into ░░░░░░░░ and the determination for ░░░░░░░░ Obama to empty Gitmo ░░░░░░░░ re down to 39 ░░░░░░░░ And we said we ░░░░░░░░ We are going to ░░░░░░░░ you out But they ░░░░░░░░ to stay in Qatar ░░░░░░░░ m pretty sure they ░░░░░░░░ their promise almost right ░░░░░░░░ They were hailed as ░░░░░░░░ And who knows what ░░░░░░░░ they were able to ░░░░░░░░ Just a little on ░░░░░░░░ he s the guy ░░░░░░░░ the second picture we ░░░░░░░░ he was called one ░░░░░░░░ the very worst prisoners ░░░░░░░░ Gitmo He was there ░░░░░░░░ a while from 2002 ░░░░░░░░ 2007 He was released ░░░░░░░░ promising authorities he was ░░░░░░░░ to Afghanistan to quote ░░░░░░░░ for his sick father ░░░░░░░░ said he was just ░░░░░░░░ shopkeeper He spent four ░░░░░░░░ in the intelligence service ░░░░░░░░ Kabul You got 26 ░░░░░░░░ Montgomery tell me if ░░░░░░░░ am wrong here I ░░░░░░░░ that if we want ░░░░░░░░ it Americans back in ░░░░░░░░ they are going to ░░░░░░░░ We need a few ░░░░░░░░ from Gitmo out in ░░░░░░░░ if you want those ░░░░░░░░ opened and if you ░░░░░░░░ that airport to be ░░░░░░░░ longer ringed with Taliban ░░░░░░░░ What do you think ░░░░░░░░ I think if we ░░░░░░░░ an America first president ░░░░░░░░ of America last president ░░░░░░░░ would be a no ░░░░░░░░ And I think all ░░░░░░░░ guys in Gitmo belong ░░░░░░░░ I think with few ░░░░░░░░ most of them should ░░░░░░░░ be in there You ░░░░░░░░ after World War II ░░░░░░░░ U S held over ░░░░░░░░ 000 lawful combatants mostly ░░░░░░░░ and we didn t ░░░░░░░░ to have any charges ░░░░░░░░ trials for them The ░░░░░░░░ Convention says we can ░░░░░░░░ them until the end ░░░░░░░░ hostilities That s exactly ░░░░░░░░ we should have done ░░░░░░░░ Yeah And it s ░░░░░░░░ over even though America ░░░░░░░░ most people would want ░░░░░░░░ over Montgomery Granger I ░░░░░░░░ it s frustrating for ░░░░░░░░ as an army veteran ░░░░░░░░ former Gitmo guard Appreciate ░░░░░░░░ GRANGER: “Thank you, Brian.”