In fact, earlier this week Hassan turned down an invitation to debate foreign policy and a member of her team even called the conversation a “sideshow.”
But the national security “sideshow” has resulted in real, dangerous, developments. News broke today that two more freed Guantanamo Bay inmates have rejoined militant groups.
Hassan’s foreign policy chops have been criticized as “tough talk” but “there’s nothing behind it,” and she frequently dodges national security questions altogether – like when she was recently asked about Syrian refugees.
How long before Maggie Hassan weighs in on this Guantanamo Bay development? Don’t hold your breath.
In case you missed it…
REUTERS: U.S. confirms two more freed Guantanamo inmates rejoined militant groups
In the first six months of 2016, two more militants released from the U.S. naval base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, have returned to fighting, the U.S. government said on Wednesday.
Washington has confirmed that a total of nine people freed from Guantanamo have rejoined militant groups since President Barack Obama took office in 2009, according to a report issued on Tuesday by the Office of Director of National Intelligence, or ODNI.
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Obama had hoped to close the prison during his first year in office. In February, he rolled out a plan aimed at shutting it, but that is opposed by many Republican lawmakers and some of his fellow Democrats.
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