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					Originally Posted by  spence
					 
				 
				Obama wasn't forced, I think he looked at the situation (i.e. nobody wanted to take any of the inmates still there regardless of their threat level) and had no other options. 
 
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 So what was Obama thinking when he said (as he was looking for votes during the campaign), that he'd close Gitmo?  He said the existence of Gitmo was an embarassment, and he criticized Bush for using Gitmo.