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What exactly was the reason President Obama could not close Guantanamo Bay? (self.askhistorians)

submitted 2 months ago by wantedthefirstaccount to c/askhistorians

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[–] ultranaut 13 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Expending the political capital necessary to push it through would have consumed his presidency in the process. It was a matter of priorities within the political reality of the era.

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[–] sakodak -5 points 2 months ago

Or, more succinctly, it was inconvenient.

Also, imperialism.

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