In his presidential campaign trail, President Obama had pledged to close down Guantanamo, where many suspects have been detained for years without trial or charge. Thursday, he signed an executive order to halt the torture of suspects and close down the Guantanamo prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, within a year.
"We intend to win this fight. We're going to win it on our terms," Obama declared. In the mean time, he appointed high-profile envoys for Middle East hot spots and emphasizes diplomacy as a key element of the U.S. foreign policy.
"We think that it is precisely our ideals that give us the strength and the moral high ground to be able to effectively deal with the unthinking violence that we see emanating from terrorist organizations around the world," he said.
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