Guantanamo Bay

U.S. officials said Mustafa al-Aziz al-Shamiri was not a significant member of al-Qaeda as previously suspected.
The Pentagon estimate for closing the prison and building another one in the United States was as high as $600 million.
"We must signal to our old and emerging allies alike that we remain serious about turning the page of GTMO and the practices of the prior decade."
Just because he signed the National Defense Authorization Act into law doesn't mean he feels legally bound by all of it.
The Defense Department is expected soon to unveil a long-awaited plan outlining how it would close the detention center at Guantanamo.
If the president wants to close the prison, he'll likely have to do it using executive action.
Any decision to select a U.S. facility would require congressional approval — something U.S. lawmakers say is unlikely.
Boots are "on the ground" in Syria, and Gitmo is still open.