Posted on 06/08/2014 9:43:13 AM PDT by FredDardick
In an interview with NBC News Obama reiterated the now popular talking point that everyone in government was “unanimous” in their support for the release of five mass murdering terrorists for one American deserter. Obama told NBC News, “I make no apologies for it. It was a unanimous decision among my principals in my government.”
Good for him. So now we’re supposed to be impressed that all of the Obama cheerleaders in the West Wing jumped on board with the dumbest prisoner exchange in American history?
Is there any real question as to why Obama didn’t give Congress prior notice of the prisoner swap? It had nothing to do with putting Bowe Bergdhal’s life in danger or fear of the exchange leaking to the press. He knew darn well that there would be tremendous bipartisan opposition to his plan of letting five of the most dangerous criminals on the planet go in exchange for a deserter at best (whether Bergdhal is a traitor as well remains to be seen).
It would also kill the talking point that the US government was “unanimous” with his decision. Instead Obama makes the prisoner swap and puts out the information that Congress had been consulted on the Bergdhal exchange for “some time”, a bogus claim that got debunked in record time. When that falsehood failed the administration moved on to the Bergdhal’s health was in danger so it had to be done quickly routine, because what difference, at this point, does another lie make?
When you are relying on feedback from Susan “Sunday Show Liar” Rice, Valerie “Chicago Slumlord” Jarrett and Samantha “Send US Troops to Israel” Power, you really shouldn’t be surprised when things work out badly.
That’s why Congress is supposed to play the role of “advice and consent” to the executive branch. This way the President can get counsel from outside his bubble of yes-men and “those mom-jeans don’t look bad on you at all” sycophants, so hopefully he doesn’t make unbelievably stupid decisions.
But what else would you expect from a President who has a nasty habit of skipping his daily intelligence briefings and likes to play check-the-box when it comes to running the federal government?
Kimberly Strassel has an article in the WSJ about the Obama advisors who have been setting his foreign policy and what a bunch of light weights that they are. One of them was his former driver.
In an interview with NBC News Obama reiterated the now popular talking point that everyone in government was “unanimous” in their support for the release of five mass murdering terrorists for one American deserter.
HE LIES! AS USUAL.
About Fast and Furious..HE LIES!
About his Birth Cert….HE LIES!
About Solindra...HE LIES!
About the IRS... HE LIES!
About Bengazi...HE LIES!
About the VA... HE LIES!
About domestic spying...HE LIES!
About “Global Warming”…HE LIES!
About Healthcare…HE LIES!
About Illegal Immigration…HE LIES!
About gun control…HE LIES!
About the EPA…HE LIES!
About Bowe Bergadahl…HE LIES!
About anything…About everything...HE LIES!
From the Kimberly Strassel article in the WSj - These are the “everybody” that agreed:
President Obama’s first national security adviser, former Marine General and NATO Commander Jim Jones, left after only two years following clashes with Mr. Obama’s inner circle.
He was replaced by Democratic political operative and former Fannie Mae lobbyist Tom Donilon. Mr. Donilon joined Ben Rhodes, the Obama campaign speechwriter, who in 2009 had been elevated to deputy national security adviser for strategic communications. Also present was Tommy Vietor, whose entire career prior to NSC spokesman was as an Obama spinmeister—as a press aide in the 2004 Senate run, and campaign flack for the 2008 Iowa caucuses, and assistant White House press secretary. In fairness, his credentials also included getting caught on camera in 2010 pounding beers, shirtless, at a Georgetown bar. America’s foreign-policy experts at work.
I bet everyone in Joseph Stalin’s inner circle always agreed with him, too.
——Bet there wasn’t much disagreement from Hitler’s staff when he blundered either.——
Hah....I would bet Hitler got more pushback from his generals than obama lapdogs...
one sign of a good leader is that s/he can take intelligent decisions on his own.
another, even greater, sign of a good leader is that s/he selects good advisors
and then there’s the current Occupancy in the WH
Strange to think that anyone at this point would take at face value anything at all said by this pathological liar.
On the other hand, there couldn’t be any better proof of the chronic self-delusion of those on the Left.
Isn't that DUDE guy?????
Does he have anyone who has a different opinion in his cabinet?
What a joke...
Obama’s obviously NOT presidential material.
As my mom used to say, if everyone jumped off the Brooklyn bridge, would you.
Stupid is as stupid does.
I guess that’ why Panetta left. Bergdahl for the Tollybon Five was a bubble too far for him.
Well, when you have to prop up a house of cards built entirely on lies then all you have to work with are more lies. They’ve really woven a web of lies that they are now completely entangled in.
What government might that be?
Sounds better than: “I finally decided screw everyone including all my top level advisers. I get to do what I want.”
Yes, and the “Emporer’s New Clothes” are just lovely according to his staff.
I thought it was OUR government (you know, that whole three-branch thingy?), and HIS Executive Branch Administration?
At this point, the Regime has me confused: confused with someone who gives a shit how/why/who “agreed” that 5 Taliban Generals should be released for one deserter.
The Regime lackeys are ALL LIEberals, and they ALL LIE!
Because that is what LIEberals do: LIE!
What I DO care about is when does the Impeachment trial in the House of Representatives begin?
CA Chrome didn’t win the triple crown, but 0bama is winning the octafecta in terms of putting unlimited numbers of lies over on America...and so far getting away with it....”royally”.
Tons of yellow-cake in various forms, poison gasses and the delivery systems made him beyond dangerous.
Let's not forget the ultra long range artillery system that the Canadian was building.
It wasn't to delivery conventional weapons.
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