HANNITY VS. THE ADULTS

Sean Hannity has been whining about Pres. Obama's desire to close Guantanamo but he never mentions that three VERY knowledgeable people also want it closed.

1) The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff:

Top U.S. military officer pushes Guantanamo closing
Sun May 24, 2009 6:21pm EDT
By Will Dunham

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top U.S. military officer on Sunday pushed for the closure of the Guantanamo Bay prison despite rising resistance in Congress, saying it serves as a "recruiting symbol" for America's enemies.

Admiral Mike Mullen, chairman of the U.S. military's Joint Chiefs of Staff, rallied behind President Barack Obama's move to close the detention facility at the U.S. naval base in Cuba, which is operated by the U.S. military.

"Well, the concern I've had about Guantanamo in these wars is it has been a symbol -- and one which has been a recruiting symbol for those extremists and jihadists who would fight us. ... That's at the heart of the concern for Guantanamo's continued existence," Mullen said on ABC's "This Week."

"Well, I've advocated for a long time now that it needs to be closed. President Obama made a decision very early after his inauguration to do that by next January. And we're all working very hard to meet that deadline," Mullen added.

2) The Secretary of Defense:

Debate Over Guantanamo, Detainees Continues
Posted: May 22, 2009, 10:55 AM ET
PBS Online NewsHour

Defense Secretary Robert Gates, appearing on NBC's "Today" show Friday in a previously taped interview, defended the president's plan, saying that Mr. Obama had no choice but to close the prison at Guantanamo because "the name itself is a condemnation" of U.S. anti-terrorism strategy.

3) The head of Central Command:

Petraeus Tells RFE/RL That Recent Gitmo, Interrogation Moves Will 'Help'
May 24, 2009

PRAGUE (RFE/RL) -- The head of U.S. Central Command, General David Petraeus, has told RFE/RL he thinks that "on balance" the expected closure of the Guantanamo Bay detention facility and abandonment of so-called enhanced interrogation techniques will "help" U.S. efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as the struggle against transnational extremist violence.

Petraeus says that closing Guantanamo "in a responsible manner...sends an important message to the world, as does the commitment of the United States to observe the Geneva Convention when it comes to the treatment of detainees."