Obama, Tribunals and Tribulations (our)

Here is a short clip of Obama stating in no uncertain terms that he is going to close Gitmo

Here is a quote from a law Obama signed on January 7, 2011, that all but sealed the deal on Gitmo - meaning it will remain open indefinitely:

"Today I have signed into law H.R. 6523...Section 1032 bars the use of funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act for fiscal year 2011 to transfer Guantanamo detainees into the United States, and section 1033 bars the use of certain funds to transfer detainees to the custody or effective control of foreign countries unless specified conditions are met. Section 1032 represents a dangerous and unprecedented challenge to critical executive branch authority to determine when and where to prosecute Guantanamo detainees, based on the facts and the circumstances of each case and our national security interests. The prosecution of terrorists in Federal court is a powerful tool in our efforts to protect the Nation and must be among the options available to us. Any attempt to deprive the executive branch of that tool undermines our Nation's counterterrorism efforts and has the potential to harm our national security."

Guess national security is not too important - because yesterday Obama signed an executive order providing for periodic (and indefinite) review of detainees confinement at Gitmo, which included this disturbing phrase:

"This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person."

In other words - you are stuck here - if we do not follow the "review" guidlines that we have laid out for you, tough luck.

I have become so disillusioned with Obama - I do not think it was just that I had such high hopes for what he would accomplish when he took office at a time when the Democrats had control of Congress (which he squandered) - it is that he seems to stand for nothing but an innate desire to consistently compromise; the values upon which he ran are unrecognizable.  He has done one truly encouraging thing since he took office, and he has somehow managed to screwed that one up too (up until this point) as SFL and David pointed out over the past two days, this being day 742.