Obama On Closing Gitmo: ‘I’m Going To Go Back At This’

[zipplewrath]

102. What he could have done

1) He could have worked congress BEFORE announcing it's closure
2) He could have an office in the White House (Not over at Foggy Bottom) whose responsibility is to work towards closure
3) He could ALREADY have "done everything administratively possible" in the first 4 years, instead of waiting until NOW to announce that this is what he'll do
4) He could have announced that he DOESN'T have the authority to unilaterally hold, without trial, people indefinitely.
5) He could have continued to ENGAGE congress instead of waiting until now to RE-engage congress (as he announced yesterday).
6) He could have maintained the office over at state dedicated to this issue, instead of closing it in January and dispersing the activities to several other offices with other priorities.
7) He could have made it an issue in his second and final campaign instead of ignoring it completely.

Is that a long enough list?