Barack Obama actually said...

"We're cleaning up something that is, quite simply, a mess, a misguided experiment that has left in its wake a flood of legal challenges that my administration is forced to deal with on a constant, alm..."

"President Obama standing firm on his stance to close Gitmo despite opposition from Republicans and Democrats on Capitol Hill. In a speech today in Washington, he said it is in the nation's best intere..."

"Now is not the time for small plans. It's not a time to pause or to be passive or to wait around for our problems to somehow fix themselves. Now is the time to put a new foundation for growth in place..."

"Now, as our efforts to close Guantanamo move forward, I know that the politics in Congress will be difficult. These are issues that are fodder for 30-second commercials."