Barack Obama actually said...

Operating the detention facility at Guantanamo weakens our national security by draining resources.

Statement of Administration Policy: H.R. 5293 - Department of Defense Appropriations Act

06/13/2016

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This is an important step.

this needs to be the year Congress lifts the remaining restrictions on detainee transfers and we close the prison at Guantánamo Bay.

The United States has an unwavering commitment to bring to justice those responsible for harming Americans.

I have made it a priority to find and bring to justice those responsible for the deaths of four brave Americans.