Posted on 05/16/2016 11:17:48 AM PDT by ColdOne
“I’ve had a full classified briefing” from military officials, Forbes told the Free Beacon. “It could be as long as a year before we actually get that released.”
Details of the abduction are likely to start an uproar in the nation and call into question the Obama administration’s handling of the incident, which many experts say violated international and maritime law.
“I think that when the details actually come out, most Americans are going to be kind of taken aback by the entire incident, both how Iran handled it and how we handled it,” Forbes disclosed. “I think that’s going to be huge cause for concern for most Americans. That’s why I’ve encouraged members of Congress to get that briefing so they do know exactly what did take place.”
Forbes suggested that Iran’s treatment of the U.S. sailors—which included filming them crying and forcing them to apologize at gunpoint—may have been much worse than what has been publicly reported.
“I think clearly there were violations of international and maritime law that took place here,” Forbes said. “We [the United States] did almost nothing in response, in fact, to have Secretary [of State John] Kerry actually thank them for releasing our sailors after they way they captured them, I think was s slap in the sailors’ face.
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“Where is our Republican opposition?”
My guess is they are all hanging out in opposite sex restrooms.
These worthless bastards have stood by and watched our country be torn apart for nearly 8 long and painful years. These craving lickspittles aren’t going to lift a finger during the last 7 months of the Obama Disaster.
One of the suppressed facts about the USS Cole bombing was that the Cole was willfully and intentionally pulled off patrol and explicitly ordered to report to the Yemeni port of Aden for refueling as “ a gesture of friendship and demonstration of our new strategic partnership with Yemen in he region. “
Sound familiar?
In retrospect, the visit was nothing more than a set up for al qaeda’s attack on the Cole. The role of the Yemeni government was covered up and questions regarding the Clinton's motivations and knowledge were similarly hushed up
I remember in one photo she looked terrified. They raped her.
Why hasn’t some member of the media been able to find a single sailor to interview?? Are they being hidden from the public??
They haven't tried, why make Obama look foolish and ruin Hillary's chances.
Obama and I are about the same age, I can only hope I’m able to spit on his grave before its all said and done. Most likely not since we dont have the same level of Health coverage.
Yeah. Sexual assault. There was a woman in the group too.
I am proud to say, that’s my congressman. What a first class stand-up guy.
They love to see us weakened and humbled by Islamists.
Didn't they (WH), like congress, exempt themselves from ObamaCare?(Afterall, they are better than any of us)
In that part of the world they don’t need a woman to commit sexual assault. Any young blonde man will get preferential treatment..
That time span will ensure the truth won't be known till after the November election date...the Dem powers-that-be are protecting Hillary and the down-ballot Dems from what surely will be a gigantic backlash.
Our only hope for an earlier shocking revelation will be when Trump declassifies the records within 48 hours of being sworn in as President.
Leni
Probably why the little boy cried at the treatment of the mean ole Persians. Our pilots were men, beaten to a pulp by the North Vietnamese for years, but I don’t recall the commies sending out any photos of them crying.
Why do we need to wait a year or more for the report? The Navy has already cashiered the commander in charge of the unit.
This is what happens when you have as Commander-in-Chief as spineless a$$kisser like Obama. We know what Reagan would have done. I would say ask Qadaffi (sp?), but you know....
Why are sailors crying!
Will be classified above Top Secret until year 2050.
I'd almost bet on it. LBJ had a recall order to the America and Saratoga I think it was before their planes could reach the Liberty under attack and the Pueblo was deliberately sent into capture by the Pentagon. The Pentagon in that case ignore Bouchers highly valid security concerns for lack of E.D. capabilities.
Micro-management of troops movements and "mother may I" policies before defensive responses now being used even for needed immediate defensive actions are becoming the norm. The worse part is out Intel and databases has been breached so many times the Iranians could in a matter of minutes have knowledge of family members of the ones they captured. But they are in the U.S. Yes and so are Iranian and Islamic operatives.
The apple is rotten from the top down in the chain of command. The mid to junior grade officers know what they should do but no longer have the backing of POTUS, Sec of Def, Branch Secretaries, nor JCOS. That issue began before Obama. It became prevalent under W's tenure and Rummy and Gates allowing Murtha's witch hunts.
John F'n Kerry, Bath-house Barry, and klueless klintoon need to be hung by their heels, after trial and conviction for treason.
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