Obama promises to veto defense bill unless funding to close Gitmo is included...

This is what you get when Republicans have spineless, feckless leaders who won't stand up to Obama. We still have a year and three months of Obama left and all the filters are off. 

OBAMA SQUEEZES REPUBLICANS’ THROATS ON DEFENSE SPENDING 

On Monday, the Obama administration announced that President Obama would veto a defense authorization bill if it did not close down Guantanamo Bay. White House press secretary Josh Earnest explained that the House funding bill would be vetoed “principally because…of the irresponsible way that it funds our national defense priorities, but also because of the efforts to prevent the closure [of] the prison at Guantanamo Bay.” He added that Democrats would sustain Obama’s veto, and defense authorization would die.
Obama’s strong stand on Gitmo underscores two vital points. First, President Obama does not fear defunding America’s national security. Second, Obama does not fear Republicans in Congress.