article_snippet: I didn't because at that time we had a bipartisan agreement that it should be closed.'
article_snippet: According to Obama , the politics around closure grew increasingly tough and 'people got scared by the rhetoric.'
article_snippet: Obama  said Wednesday that 'the path of least resistance was just to leave the path of least resistance open.'
article_snippet: In his State of the Union earlier this year, Obama  repeated his wanted the facility closed,The Hill reported.
article_snippet: his said: 'I will not relent in my determination to shut it down.'
article_snippet: Defense Secretary Ash Carter testified before Congress Wednesday that the Obama administration needs to work with lawmakers to find a 'lawful' way to close the prison.