• disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world
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    3 hours ago

    Technically, we should blame Congress for it.

    Obama issued an Executive Order to close Guantanamo Bay in 2009. Congress prevented its closure as a “matter of national security.”

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      40 minutes ago

      Obama could have used executive action to shut it down anyways, diverting resources and personnel to pack up and get out.

      He just accepted the excuse so he could keep doing what he wanted to: funneling money from the working class to finance.