Thunder Good-Oil
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Why Obama Has Failed to Close Guantánamo
On January 22, 2009, his second day in office, he issued an executive order, directing that the prison be shut down within a year.
But months of reporting revealed a highly charged series of political maneuvers, involving nearly every part of the Administration. The attempt to close the prison has entailed tense negotiations with foreign officials, heated confrontations during meetings in the White House Situation Room, and, especially, a long-running fight with the Pentagon, which outplayed Obama for years.
You see the difference? And it's a big one.
Obama actually believed his promise and tried to follow through.
And failed.