Kansas doesn’t want them. A letter from Democrat Gov. Sebelius was sent to the Obami on Jan. 28th. Seems like there are significant reasons why Fort Leavenworth really isn’t an option.

Letter from Democrat Gov. Sebelius:

# The current United States Disciplinary Barracks (USDB) at Fort Leavenworth is a campus-style construction and would not support the requirement to separate detainees from inmates and still retain its current mission to provide rehabilitative operations versus detention operations. Further, the USDB is designed to be secure from the inside out. Placing maximum security detainees in the facility will require significant changes to the USDB so it can be protected from security risks from outside the complex. It is my understanding that the USDB was largely built as a medium security prison with a maximum security section.

# If GTMO detainees are sent to Fort Leavenworth, it is likely that eminent domain would be used to obtain additional land around the Fort needed for the increased security requirements for this base of less than nine square miles. snip

#Fort Leavenworth currently does not have a medical facility, and it is estimated that it will take three to five years to build the required class three medical facilities for GTMO detainees. In the meantime, high risk detainees would be transported through the community to a nearby VA hospital. snip

#More than 120 international students attend the Command and General Staff College. In all likelihood, international student participation would cease since many of the countries from which these students come have publicly stated they are opposed to GTMO and the treatment of prisoners. snip

#Fort Leavenworth and its Combined Arms Center have been acknowledged as the Intellectual Center of the Army. There is a realistic potential that current Fort Leavenworth missions such as Command and General Staff College will be moved to other locations and that future growth planning will cease. snip

# The local airport is on Fort Leavenworth, and that airport will most likely no longer be available to local citizens. Furthermore, Congress granted a right of way to a rail line to pass through the installation more than 100 years ago, and today more than 50 trains a day use the line to transport goods to Omaha. Additionally, the river running through the Fort has commercial barge traffic. The airport, rail line and river traffic can become security risks, and making them inaccessible will significantly impact the economics of the area.

# Currently there are approximately 1,700 military dependents attending schools on Fort Leavenworth. snip

#Local citizens are concerned that the communities near the Fort will become a focal point for protestors, thereby posing a risk to local citizens. snip

But we know that Rep. Murtha (who is currently connected with a number of lobbyists being investigated by the DOJ) is more than happy to dump these vicious terrorists in Pennsylvania.

Barack Hussein Obama, Gitmo, Guantanamo terrorists, Closing Guantanamo, closing Gitmo, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas