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NPR: Obama Says Guantanamo Prison Doesn't Help U.S. Security, 'It Undermines It'

Several times during his speech, Obama invoked his predecessor, President George W. Bush, noting that Bush oversaw the facility's use to house suspected terrorists — and also wanted to close the prison.

"I give him credit for that," Obama said, calling it "an honest assessment on his part on his part of what needed to happen.