mohammedibnakar t1_j9wsl25 wrote
Reply to comment by neverdoneneverready in U.S. transfers two Guantanamo Bay detainees to Pakistan by PEVEI
> I can't believe Obama didn't do anything about this.
Obama absolutely did do something about it. Under Obama the number of inmates dropped from ~250 to 41. Unfortunately any more decisive actions he could have taken would have required congressional approval, which he did not have.
neverdoneneverready t1_j9wvxzo wrote
Didn't he promise to close Gitmo? I'd have to see the paperwork on your info but even if it's correct he did not close it.
mohammedibnakar t1_j9x7vn1 wrote
He signed an executive order to do it but it's not something he can do unilaterally.
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