Why hasn't Barack Obama closed the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay?

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35. Apparently more complex than that

President Barack Obama has stated that he intends to close down the detention camp and is planning on bringing detainees to the United States to stand trial by the end of his first term in office. On January 22, 2009, three executive orders were issued by President Obama, although only one of these orders explicitly deals with policy directed at the Guantanamo Bay detention camp, most noticeably, the camp's closure within one year. All three could possibly impact the detention center, as well as how any detainee future or present will be held by the United States. While mandating the closure of the detention facility, the naval base as a whole was not subject to the order and will remain operational indefinitely. This plan was thwarted for the time being on May 20, 2009, when the United States Senate voted to keep the prison at Guantanamo Bay open for the foreseeable future and forbid the transfer of any detainees to facilities in the United States. Senator Daniel Inouye, a Democrat from Hawaii and chairman of the appropriations committee, said he initially had favored keeping Guantanamo open until Obama produced a "coherent plan for closing the prison."[29] As of September 26, 2009, policy is currently being drafted with an aim toward compromise.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guantanamo_Bay_Naval_Base

So there have been three EOs already. It's like the court system, people get frustrated that things can't be done immediately, as in private businesses, upon order of the Executive. But that's the nature of government - certain people have to have their say.