44 made many campaign pledges. Somewhere, someone is keeping score of how many he has abandoned now that he is in office. Let's go over three examples. First, he pledged to close the prison for detainees at Guantanamo Bay. He has ordered it closed, but after a study is carried out. In the meantime, the US has a number of detainees it holds at Bagram AFB in Afghanistan, and they aren't going anywhere soon. This observer has tried to perceive a difference between holding war on terror detainees in Afghanistan versus Gitmo and can only see that its easier for journalists and other anti-American activists to travel to Gitmo. They certainly aren't at risk of being killed by terrorists on their way there. This suggests that the Gitmo detainees will eventually be taking a long trip to Afghanistan for the duration.
Second and third, he promised to name China as a manipulator of currency and to re-negotiate NAFTA. This article documents what happened to that promise once 44 was in the White House. Bear in mind, he has done the right thing in flipping on the issue, but does it give people confidence they can believe anything he says?
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