> Obama claims his hands are tied but to me that smacks of a lack of resolve Obama's hands are tied by his masters who haven't given him permission to close Gi

> Obama claims his hands are tied but to me that smacks of a lack of resolve Obama's hands are tied by his masters who haven't given him permission to close Gitmo. I'm surprized people still think that the POTUS (or indeed any part of the government) has any real power in that country.