First, the Obama administration's stated goal is to close Guantanamo, not to add prisoners there.
Obama recently restated his desire to close Guantanamo, a pledge he made shortly after his inauguration in January 2009.
Most democrats support his commitment to close Guantanamo Bay, but realise that agreeing to fund an ill-prepared process would provide fodder for the Republican opposition.
While Obama worked to close Guantanamo early in his first term, Congress enacted significant restrictions on the transfer of detainees from the prison that made its closure impractical.
Chancellor Merkel is, however, constrained by her Social Democrat partners in the coalition government, and some SPD politicians have urged her to ask President Bush to give a specific date as to when the US will close Guantanamo Bay.
Obama also moved fast to address a campaign promise to close the controversial Guantanamo Bay detention facility.
Obama reiterated, however, his intention to close the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
Obama implored Congress to close the much-maligned Guantanamo Bay detention center in Cuba and pledged to allow greater oversight of the drone program.
Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell gave 107 floor speeches on health care, and 25 speeches on why we shouldn't close the prison camp at Guantanamo.
During his run for the White House, Obama pledged to improve ties with the Muslim world, draw down U.S. troops in Iraq and close the detention camp at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
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He also said he would resume steps to shrink and eventually close the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
Obama suspended the military commissions by signing an executive order on his third day in office, the same day he signed an order to close the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo within a year and announced a 120-day review of the whole process.
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