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maybe the guy was an obstacle. mopinko Jan 2013 #1
Maybe he was doing too good of a job. dixiegrrrrl Jan 2013 #3
Well seeing as its still open the evidence doesnt support that conclusion unless of course cstanleytech Jan 2013 #19
They may be stuck with it. MissMarple Jan 2013 #2
Why is Gitmo STILL Fucking OPEN for Business? triplepoint Jan 2013 #4
Congress Angry Dragon Jan 2013 #8
Bingo!!! cstanleytech Jan 2013 #20
Well, isn't that special... derby378 Jan 2013 #5
So when I vote for a guy who says he's gonna close Gitmo and he doesn't close Gitmo... Octafish Jan 2013 #6
Gonna close Gitmo is shorthand for "Ask Congress to pass legislation to close Gitmo." MADem Jan 2013 #11
It wasn't an act of Congress. A 'president' set up Gitmo... Octafish Jan 2013 #12
A President set up Gitmo via the Congressional Appropriations Process. MADem Jan 2013 #13
Great. So Obama can close it down. Octafish Jan 2013 #14
Nope, sadly thats not in his purview as president. nt cstanleytech Jan 2013 #21
See this BumRushDaShow Jan 2013 #15
Thank you. Interesting article. Not much has changed since 2009. Octafish Jan 2013 #16
It's just typical that some figure the president can snap his fingers and make things happen davidpdx Jan 2013 #17
Sounds like they gave up. TwilightGardener Jan 2013 #7
2015 is coming soon. cstanleytech Jan 2013 #22
That's probably the best plan. TwilightGardener Jan 2013 #23
k/r Solly Mack Jan 2013 #9
K&R. nt OnyxCollie Jan 2013 #10
K&R woo me with science Jan 2013 #18
Aaahhhh, Congress.......... Beacool Jan 2013 #24
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