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President Barack Obama's sweeping executive order to shut down the controversial Guantanamo Bay prison camp within the year and close any remaining CIA secret prisons overseas was met with skepticism by two West Michigan congressmen.

U.S. Rep. Pete Hoekstra, R-Holland, the ranking Republican on the House Intelligence Committee, said the order places "hope ahead of reality."

"It sets an objective without a plan to get there," Hoekstra said. "Given the fact that we are talking about trained terrorists and people who have committed acts of mass murder, it would seem the proper course would be to have a plan in place before making this decision."

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