> gitmo the reason why gitmo was not closed wasnt because of congress. it was because the bureaucracy didnt want to close it, period. how so? because when obama issued the order to have it closed, he was completely within his legal authority to order it closed, and expect it to be closed. the dod and other elements did not want to close it, so they proceeded to defeat the legal authority of the president with stalling tactics and when obama wouldnt let it go they brought in allies in congress to get obama to relent. thats normal, thats how things work in reality. presidents have power but in theory only, so when obama tried to fulfill the promise he made to voters using his authority as president, the bureaucracy said no fuck you  because the bureaucracy has power, and the president has very little.
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