Read the NYT article also: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/24/us/politics/24de ..."Given the opposition in Congress to Mr. Obama’s plan to close Guantánamo, especially if it means transferring detainees to prisons on American soil, the prospect of writing legislation that would pass both houses appears daunting at best.Sarah E. Mendelson, a scholar at the Center for Strategic and International Studies who led a study about closing Guantánamo, said forgoing legislation was "overall a good step" because it prevented Congress from making things worse. "We don’t know if it closes the door definitively on efforts to institutionalize detention without charge," she added, "since the White House might seek to do this by itself."At the moment, this is about Guantanamo only: not letting everyone out of Guantanamo immediately (because they can't be brought to trial so they would have to be let go), but continuing with the current system while it is wound down. "Officials said the decision applies only to those already held at Guantánamo."I'm not saying I support it, but it's not a matter of Obama being Bush.