YIMBY: From Gtmo to Little Bighorn?
Officials at the county jail in Hardin, Montana, say they have plenty of Big Sky room for Gtmo detainees. Thanks for stepping up, fellows. I once spent the night in Hardin and enjoyed it, but I also enjoyed leaving the next morning, heading out to the Little Bighorn battlefield. (The coolest part of my family’s ...
Officials at the county jail in Hardin, Montana, say they have plenty of Big Sky room for Gtmo detainees. Thanks for stepping up, fellows.
I once spent the night in Hardin and enjoyed it, but I also enjoyed leaving the next morning, heading out to the Little Bighorn battlefield. (The coolest part of my family’s visit was attending the opening of the evening pow-wow of the Crow Fair, “the world’s largest gathering of teepees,” at which the color guard wore both their military uniforms — Army, Navy and Marine, as I recall — and their Indian headdresses.) Montana’s three-man congressional delegation, which is two-thirds Democratic, opposes this, of course. Just when you think the waterboard-accepting U.S. Congress couldn’t get any more disappointing, it does.
More from Foreign Policy
A New Multilateralism
How the United States can rejuvenate the global institutions it created.
America Prepares for a Pacific War With China It Doesn’t Want
Embedded with U.S. forces in the Pacific, I saw the dilemmas of deterrence firsthand.
The Endless Frustration of Chinese Diplomacy
Beijing’s representatives are always scared they could be the next to vanish.
The End of America’s Middle East
The region’s four major countries have all forfeited Washington’s trust.
Sign up for World Brief
FP’s flagship evening newsletter guiding you through the most important world stories of the day. Delivered weekdays.
By submitting your email, you agree to the Privacy Policy and Terms of Use and to receive email correspondence from us. You may opt out at any time.