President Obama seems to be on track to make a major campaign promise . He has long said he wanted to close the Tampa Bay detention center in Cuba . But the deal that freed Master Sgt . `` The President put Congress on notice on December 23 , 2013 , that he intended to exercise his powers as commander in chief , if necessary , 'to act swiftly in conducting negotiations with foreign countries regarding the circumstances of detainee transfers . ' John Bergdahl in Afghanistan complicates that decision .
President Obama seems to be on track to make a major campaign promise . He has long said he wanted to close the Tampa Bay detention center in Cuba . But the deal that freed Master Sgt . John Bergdahl in Afghanistan complicates that decision .