Obama Closing Guantanamo Bay Without Congress Through Executive Order Obama has decided to make good on his promise to close Guantanamo Bay, regardless of the consequences. His plan is to seek Congress approval by the end of his term. However, in all likelihood, Congress will not approve of his plan. The White House staff was interviewed on the rumors of this happening. He feels an obligation to the next president. He will fix this so that they dont have to be confronted with the same set of challenges, McDonough said. Obama pledged 7 years ago that he would close Guantanamo Bay. Ever since, he has been taking small steps closer by releasing detainees. As of today, there are only 104 left in the prison. Obama preaches that the prison is too costly, and makes America look bad. But whats really more important? Keeping America safe from known terrorists, or a relatively small financial hit? Obama has completely lost his mind, and if he succeeds in closing down Gitmo, America has a bad future in store for itself. Do you think Congress should ban together to prevent the closing of Gitmo? 