Closing Guantanamo: Making the Case to Independents

SUMMARY

Following public opinion research by Third Way and Gotham Research Group, this memo provides communications guidance on the decision to close Guantanamo and move detainees into the United States.

The decision to close Guantanamo Bay has been made, but what to do with the detainees held there has become politically charged. In this memo, Third Way and Gotham Research Group provide a message framework to support closing the Guantanamo Bay detention facility based on recent public opinion research. To deal with the public’s clear concerns about safety, we argue proponents of closing Guantanamo Bay have to answer three questions:

1. Why Close the Facility?
2. Why is it Safe to Close Guantanamo?
3. Why bring detainees here?

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