Pentagon wants $450m to maintain Guantanamo

The Pentagon is asking for nearly $450m to maintain and upgrade the Guantanamo Bay prison that President Barack Obama wants to close.

Pentagon wants $450m to maintain Guantanamo

The Pentagon is asking for nearly $450m to maintain and upgrade the Guantanamo Bay prison that President Barack Obama wants to close.

New details on the administration’s budget request have underscored the contradiction of the president waging a political fight to shut the US jail in Cuba while the military calculates the financial needs to keep the installation operating.

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