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Obama came to power on a wave of optimism - he was going to close gitmo and stop the drone strikes.

Years after he left the scene gitmo is still open and drone strikes still happen.

GWB is gone but his policies endure. Turns out US leadership likes it that way.

Obama tried to close gitmo, but he wasn't the emperor, and there were many politians who opposed him. These politians were elected by US citizens.

Obama was Commander in Chief and had authority to instruct military and replace members of Joint Chiefs of Staff until it got done. Obama kept the military conflicts rolling.

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