Joe Biden is slowly and quietly trying to empty Guantanamo Bay (GTMO). The population in the facility in Cuba has been reduced to 32 detainees. The latest to gain their freedom are two brothers who were transferred to Pakistan.

Remember that when Barack Obama campaigned for president he pledged to close GTMO on his first day in office. Whether or not he understood at the time that he would not be able to see that pledge through is unclear but it was red meat to his voters who didn’t see the value of the facility in Cuba during America’s War on Terror. It looks like Joe Biden is trying to take up where Obama left off.

As with many things this administration does, there is little transparency on the release of these detainees. The releases are reported long after they happen. So much for Biden’s promise to have the most transparent administration ever, eh? Yesterday I wrote about the release of Majid Khan who was the only American resident locked up in Guantanamo Bay. He was released to Belize and will now live a nice life in tropical paradise thanks to American taxpayer dollars. Little did I know that I would see another report of an additional two detainees released, this time to Pakistan, just hours later.

Two brothers, Abdul Rabbani, and Mohammed Rabbani were held at GTMO though they were never charged with a crime. They were accused of operating safe houses used by al Qaeda members, including Khalid Sheikh Mohammed (KSM), the accused mastermind of the 9/11 attacks. The brothers were repatriated to Pakistan after it was determined their detention was no longer needed. The Department of Defense released a statement that their detention was no longer needed to protect against a “continuing, significant threat” to the United States.

“The United States appreciates the willingness of the Government of Pakistan and other partners to support ongoing U.S. efforts focused on responsibly reducing the detainee population and ultimately closing the Guantanamo Bay facility,” the Pentagon said.

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin had notified Congress in January of his intent to repatriate the Rabbani brothers to Pakistan.

Just like when Majid Khan was transferred to Belize earlier this month, Americans were not told about this development until the transfers were completed. Do most Americans even realize that Joe Biden is working to close GTMO now? I would be surprised if they did. The administration isn’t touting its work to do so, likely because they know it will be a controversial topic.

I’d like to know if Joe Biden thinks the War on Terror is over, something that is unnecessary now. Liberals never saw the value in containing alleged terrorists who were trying to kill Americans and other Westerners after the attacks of 9/11/01 at GTMO on the island of Cuba for interrogation. The interrogation techniques used at the facility were controversial but the need to capture and isolate alleged terrorists was real. The men held there are so potentially dangerous that most countries will not agree to take them. Biden has to find other prisons or locations for the detainees. It is illegal for them to be released in America. I wonder if Biden will try to change that to empty GTMO and declare it will be closed. After seeing some of his foreign policy decisions over the past two years, especially the disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan, I don’t put any bad decisions past him. Former Secretary of Defense Bob Gates, who worked in both the George W. Bush and Obama administrations, was right when he said that Biden has been consistently wrong on foreign policy opinions throughout his career.

The Rabbani brothers have been held at GTMO for 20 years. It is questionable whether or not Biden will be able to accomplish his desire to close GTMO, given the alleged terrorists that remain there.

Abdul Rabbani, 55, and Mohammed Rabbani, 53, were arrested by Pakistani authorities in their home city of Karachi in 2002 before swiftly being transferred to U.S. custody for allegedly operating al-Qaida safe houses.

The Pentagon on Thursday noted there are 32 detainees remaining at Guantanamo Bay, 18 of whom are eligible for transfer, nine defendants in military-run tribunals, and two others convicted.

We’ll see how many Biden ends up releasing during his time in office.