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> But Guantánamo is still in business

What could Obama have done about that? He tried within a week of taking office to shut it down, but was blocked by Congress, the States, and various foreign governments.



Veto fucking everything until it gets shut down. That place is such a gross violation of human rights and everything the country once stood for, it is disgusting. Getting Gitmo shut down is without a reasonable doubt more important than getting anything else done.

Instead he just said, "Lets shut this down, mmkay?". Congress responded, "Nah..", and he said "Right then, next order of business."

Then he does a u-turn and starts supporting the damn place when he thinks nobody is paying attention: http://www.salon.com/2011/04/25/obama_guantanamo_rhetoric/si...




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