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Congressman adam schiff of california. do you agree with congressman rogers? >> well, i agree that there are risks, but i don't agree with them that we should keep guantanamo open indefinitely, and the problem i have with the critics of the president's actions is they don't offer any alternative. not only a military struggle with al qaeda and with isis, but also an idealogical war and guantanamo is a real setback for the united states in that idealogical fight, in that battle over ideas. ultimately we're not going to be able to kill our way out of this struggle. we have to defeat the underpinn...

So, because we will end the war in afghanistan, and once that is the case, we have to let them go, and we cannot keep guantanamo open for the rest of our god-given lives and that is not that barack obama made the deal, but it is all about guantanamo and call it what it s is. >> and i have listened to members of congress who said that we were not made aware and i thought to myself, how many of them would have said don't go through with the deal and a especially those in the military parts of the country? i cannot imagine maybe a handful who would come on any show, "hardball" or whatever and say...

Both in terms of detention and torture. our decision to keep guantanamo open has helped our enemies because it valid dates every negative perception was united states. >> where would the general want us to send these people? we let them go and guess what? a lot filter back, go in, commit acts of terror that kill civilians in their own countries and kill foreigners. so where would the general have us send them? >> before you even get to that question, what do you do with them? do you try snem do you put them on trial? if so, where do you have the trial? do you have it in guantanamo, fort disc. ...

Merkley, both from the list, also joe manchin, from the land of smack dab in the middle. john mccain is never going to vote for something like that. kelly ayotte is never going to vote for something like that. guess who might say yes? bedfellows are getting stranger than ever on subjects like this. the senate, now as of this week is going to try to stop keeping guantanamo open. might they actually try to put an end to the war? joining me now is democratic senator jeff merkley of oregon, senator, thank you for joining us. >> you're welcome, rachel, great to be with you. >> so it seems to me you...

Republican rand paul, obviously both from the far right, democrats ron widen and jeff merkley, both from the list, also joe manchin, from the land of smack dab in the middle. john mccain is never going to vote for something like that. kelly ayotte is never going to vote for something like that. guess who might say yes? bedfellows are getting stranger than ever on subjects like this. the senate, now as of this week is going to try to stop keeping guantanamo open. might they actually try to put an end to the war? joining me now is democratic senator jeff merkley of oregon, senator, thank you for...