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Washington
– U.S. Senators
Tim
Scott
(R-SC),
Kelly
Ayotte
(R-NH),
and
Shelley
Capito
(R-WV)
held
a
joint
press
conference
today
to
discuss
their
visit
last
week
to
the
Guantanamo
Bay
detention
facility
in
Cuba.
Click
for
video.
Transcript
of
Senator
Scott’s
Remarks
Thank
you.
Senator
[Ayotte],
thank
you
for
allowing
us
to
go
with
you
on
that
trip,
it
was
certainly
a
fascinating
experience
and
opportunity
for
me
to
understand
and
appreciate
why
Guantanamo
Bay
is
the
only
location
on
earth
for
these
enemy
combatants
to
stay.
Frankly,
when
you
think
about
the
location
of
the,
of
Gitmo,
it
is
an
isolated
location,
surrounded
by
water,
mountains,
and
a
dessert.
So
this
is
a
location
where
you
want
the
world’s
worst
terrorists
without
any
question.
The
second
observation
I
have
is
that
our
men
and
women
consistently
are
doing
fantastic
jobs.
As
the
Senator
[Ayotte]
described
the
splashing
incidents
-
over
250
assaults
have
been
made
against
the
guards,
not
one,
not
one
single
retaliation.
And
the
splashing
episode,
if
you
really
understand
and
appreciate
what
splashing
is,
you
understand
how
much
character
and
restraint
our
guards
really
have.
Splashing
is
basically:
if
you
take
a
water
bottle,
and
you
fill
that
water
bottle
with
urine,
feces,
and
vomit.
And
then,
you
use
it
as
a
projectile,
and
splash
the
guards
as
they
are
trying
to
provide
assistance
to
the
inmates.
This
is
deplorable.
And
frankly,
it
is
amazing.
And
it
speaks.
It
is
a
major
testament
to
our
military,
to
their
training,
to
their
personal
resolve
to
honor
the
country
as
they
take
care
of
these
prisoners.
I
think
the
Senator
also
addressed
the
fact
that...we
are
allowing
the
enemy
combatants
to
work
our
legal
system,
that
is,
to
the
detriment
of
these
women
who
are
willing
to
serve
their
country.
And
it
is
also
a
detriment
to
their
own
promotions.
If
you
think
about
the
fact
that
they
are
unable
to
fulfill
their
responsibilities,
they
are
unable
to
do
the
job
they
have
volunteered
to
do,
it
is
amazing
and
remarkable.
And
that
has
a
long-term
impact
on
these
young
women’s
ability
to
see
the
same
type
of
promotions
to
happen,
in
the
same
time
frame,
if
they
are
unable
to
do
their
jobs.
And
the
one
thing,
I
left
that
room,
after
we
spoke
with
the
women
was
simply
this:
not
only
do
we
want
to
let
us
do
our
jobs,
but
they
were
very
passionate
about
the
consequences
of
not
being
able
to
do
their
jobs.
...Gitmo
is
the
only
location
on
earth
to
keep
these
enemy
combatants.
Our
military
continues
to
do
amazing
work.
With
great
respect,
we
were
able
to
see
that
the
quality
of
life
of
the
inmates
is
really
good,
really
good,
and
frankly,
outstanding,
especially
if
you
compare
it
to
the
Federal
Bureau
of
Prisons.
It
is
quite
remarkable
that
with
high
integrity,
the
quality
of
life
being
experienced
by
these
enemy
combatants
was
as
good
as
it
was.
We
have
a
lot
to
be
proud
of
as
Americans.
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