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Congress Not Among Top 90 To Learn Of Bergdahl Trade
WND ^ | 6/10/14 | Bob Unruh

Posted on 06/10/2014 7:53:51 PM PDT by Lmo56

Members of Congress on Monday learned they were not among the top 90 people to be told of the deal President Obama cut with terrorists for the release of five top Taliban commanders at Guantanamo Bay in exchange for a U.S. soldier. [SNIP]

Obama’s decision “to trade five battle-hardened Taliban commanders, directly responsible for the deaths of thousands, for deserter-collaborator Bowe Bergdahl was unanimously rejected by both houses of Congress, including the Democrat-controlled Senate, when the proposal was brought to Congress in 2011 and 2013.”

Farah pointed out that after that rejection, administration officials “publicly and repeatedly vowed to return to Congress before taking any final action.”

“In other words,” he wrote, “not only was this an egregiously bad decision to yield to terrorist demands, thus providing incentives for future kidnappings of Americans, but it was yet another example of Obama deliberately defying the will of Congress and the rule of law – something his administration has been brazenly saying it will do more frequently.”

(Excerpt) Read more at wnd.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Government
KEYWORDS: bergdahl; trade
And, the Administration has been saying that things were moving so fast that they couldn't make a 5 minute phone call to Congress ???
1 posted on 06/10/2014 7:53:51 PM PDT by Lmo56
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To: Lmo56

ILLEGAL __ IMPEACHABLE! GET THIS SORRY BASTARD GONE!!


2 posted on 06/10/2014 7:55:12 PM PDT by SADMILLIE
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To: SADMILLIE

Sorry, not gonna happen because the wimps in the House have no guts, no spine and no balls.


3 posted on 06/10/2014 7:57:57 PM PDT by Blood of Tyrants (Haven't you lost enough freedoms? Support an end to the WOD now.)
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To: Lmo56

So, who “were” the democrat pollsters who WERE told about the prisoner swap?


4 posted on 06/10/2014 7:59:19 PM PDT by Robert A Cook PE (I can only donate monthly, but socialists' ABBCNNBCBS continue to lie every day!)
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To: Lmo56

I want to see the names of the 90. All these people thought it was a swell idea to trade 5 terrorists for a deserter.


5 posted on 06/10/2014 8:04:46 PM PDT by Cowboy Bob (They are called "Liberals" because the word "parasite" was already taken.)
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To: Lmo56

http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/marc-thiessen-the-taliban-is-playing-obama/2013/06/24/27c07038-dcdb-11e2-9218-bc2ac7cd44e2_story.html


6 posted on 06/10/2014 8:07:39 PM PDT by Sacajaweau
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To: Blood of Tyrants

Yet they have a job, free health insurance, free postal privileges, tons of bribes, and all kinds of perverted sex.


7 posted on 06/10/2014 8:08:12 PM PDT by UCANSEE2 (Lost my tagline on Flight MH370. Sorry for the inconvenience.)
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To: Blood of Tyrants

Everybody is afraid that Impeaching the President will cause his marginal followers to be more sympatric toward him and the democrats. Not to mention the riots that would happen because of Obama’s sons and Holder’s people.


8 posted on 06/10/2014 8:09:37 PM PDT by doc1019
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To: Cowboy Bob

These 90 people are guilty of a conspiracy involving assisting the enemy. It’s called Treason.


9 posted on 06/10/2014 8:10:14 PM PDT by Sacajaweau
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To: doc1019

sympatric = sympathetic


10 posted on 06/10/2014 8:19:08 PM PDT by doc1019
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To: doc1019

Republicans are afraid that impeaching Obama will cause his treason supporting followers to rally, therefore treason is ok.

Any politician that lacks the integrity to impeach a treasonous president is UNFIT for office.

The U.S. has NEVER had a treasonous president. Congress MUST fulfill their OBLIGATION to their OATH.


11 posted on 06/10/2014 8:19:43 PM PDT by Ray76 (True change requires true change - A Second Party ...or else it's more of the same...)
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To: Ray76
Congress MUST fulfill their OBLIGATION to their OATH

Generally an optimist ... to this I say ... ain't going to happen. Sad, so sad.

12 posted on 06/10/2014 8:28:37 PM PDT by doc1019
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To: doc1019

Stay on the sidelines and keep quiet then.


13 posted on 06/10/2014 8:29:41 PM PDT by Ray76 (True change requires true change - A Second Party ...or else it's more of the same...)
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To: Lmo56
“How many Qatar officials knew about the deal before a single member of Congress was made aware?”

Hell, all of them. They actually matter in this because they might do something about it. Congress doesn't because it won't.

14 posted on 06/10/2014 8:34:02 PM PDT by Billthedrill
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To: Ray76

Obviously by voicing my opinion I’m not staying on the sidelines. Congress has yet to show that they have any balls and I doubt they will until we get a group of newly elected congress critters that are willing to do something.


15 posted on 06/10/2014 8:35:23 PM PDT by doc1019
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To: doc1019

Rather than “can’t do” how about work to make it happen? Or is that too much?


16 posted on 06/10/2014 8:42:24 PM PDT by Ray76 (True change requires true change - A Second Party ...or else it's more of the same...)
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To: Ray76

You have no clue who I am or what I do. I work hard for the Republican party, I work hard for all conservative causes. I’m an optimist by nature and at the same time a realists. I know that our present congress doesn’t have the gonads to save our beloved America and therefore needs to be revamped and stocked with true conservatives.


17 posted on 06/10/2014 8:49:21 PM PDT by doc1019
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To: doc1019

You have no clue who I am or what I do.

Don’t be beaten before you start. You can’t win if you don’t fight. Now go out there and kick asz!


18 posted on 06/10/2014 8:52:07 PM PDT by Ray76 (True change requires true change - A Second Party ...or else it's more of the same...)
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