Nothing happened because it&#x27;s not the President&#x27;s decision alone. He tried, met with huge opposition from Congress, and couldn&#x27;t make it happen.<p>Part of the problem is that people don&#x27;t understand the President&#x27;s powers and expect more from him than he can deliver.<p>The other part of the problem is that the President himself seems to like promising more than he can actually deliver. He doesn&#x27;t say &quot;I&#x27;ll try to close Guantanamo, but Congress really wants to keep it open and it&#x27;s ultimately up to them.&quot; He just says, &quot;I&#x27;ll close it&quot; and then, oops, can&#x27;t.