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What exactly was the reason President Obama could not close Guantanamo Bay? (self.askhistorians)
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[โ€“] MiltownClowns 35 points 2 months ago (1 children)

There was nowhere to send the prisoners. US states wouldn't take them, and freeing them wasn't an option.

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/obama-failed-close-guantanamo

[โ€“] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago

I remember this being the big reason. The US didn't want to let them go, and no state wanted to take them.