President Obama appeared to be on track to keeping a major campaign promise . He has long said he wanted to close the Guantanamo Bay detention center in Cuba . But the deal that freed Army Sgt . ` With respect to the closure of the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay , the President has said repeatedly -- in last year 's speech at ( National Defense University ) , in this year 's State of the Union , and in last week 's speech at West Point -- that he believes the continued operation of the detention facility harms our national security , '' Caitlin Hayden , spokeswoman for the National Security Council . Bowe Bergdahl from Taliban captivity last year was not enough for him, and now it looks like his administration will have to go back to Congress with more money if they want to keep their promise.
President Obama appeared to be on track to keeping a major campaign promise . He has long said he wanted to close the Guantanamo Bay detention center in Cuba . But the deal that freed Army Sgt . Bowe Bergdahl from Taliban captivity last year was not enough for him, and now it looks like his administration will have to go back to Congress with more money if they want to keep their promise.