Even with the quotes, that's still too strong a statement. Until they have been processed by a court they are innocent.

The USA has held innocent people without a trial for over a decade. Some of those people were children when "arrested".

This situation weighs against every American and yet it's still ongoing.

Actually it is even worse. The majority of the people on hunger strike are Yemen nationals that had been cleared for release in 2010 but stopped from Congress after the guy that could not shove the stick of dynamite up his arse properly (underwear bomber) scared them.

It is without doubt a terrible situation that should never have happened to begin with. It's a modern day POW camp. The problem that nobody seems to be able to answer is what exactly you do with them. Their home countries don't want them and the logistics of simply releasing them into the US is very complex i.e. what will they do and what if they don't want to be there.

If nobody wants them, is allowing them to complete their hunger strike not a more humane option than force feeding them with tubes?

I don't understand. What does preventing suicide have to do with cutting costs?

If you stop eating voluntarily the government will literally shove food down your throat so you do not endanger your life. (a process disturbingly close to rape)

If you stop eating involuntarily and your life is in danger because you have no food the government will just pat you on the back if some ultra right republicans have their way. Should all the poor announce that they are on hunger strike too?

So you can have habeas corpus or food security from the government but not both :) It is a dark joke. Not serious policy analysis.