"When the law no longer protects you from the corrupt,
but protects the corrupt from you -
you know your nation is doomed."
-Ayn Rand
Posted on 06/10/2014 4:45:54 PM PDT by Nachum
Obama administration officials refused to fully explain to key senators the justification for freeing five senior Taliban leaders that the White House had once considered to be among the most dangerous prisoners being held in the Guantanamo Bay prison camp, according to senior Senate insiders familiar with a closed-door briefing held Tuesday for members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
Top Obama administration officials continued to defend the decision to skirt U.S. law and not inform Congress about the deal, telling lawmakers that “it was worth it; period,” according to one Senate insider familiar with Tuesday’s classified briefing.
Officials maintained that “new and different concerns” had emerged about the health of freed U.S. soldier Bowe Bergdhal that forced the White House to sign off on the deal without consulting the appropriate congressional committees, the source explained.
There also was talk “about classified instances where Qatar has failed to follow through on their agreements with detainees,” causing alarm that the five released Taliban leaders may not be receiving proper supervision, according to a second Senate aide familiar with the brief.
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To paraphrase Obama, I broke the law, I liked it and I will do it again.
The purpose wasn’t to justify the release. The purpose of the “closed door brief” was optics, to create the appearance of and leave the impression there is some super secret rationale for the release.
“I won.” sniffed the little prince, and then stuck his nose in the air.
"When the law no longer protects you from the corrupt,
but protects the corrupt from you -
you know your nation is doomed."
-Ayn Rand
“don’t question me, I know better than you”
Impeachment is the mechanism proscribed in the US Constitution that ensures that the 3 branches of our government remain equal.
If you do not use it when called for, then don’t complain about being treated like the red-headed step child...
From what I have read, the Haqqani network only wanted money. So they got several million dollars so for Bergdahl. Obama releasing the terrorists was just icing on his cake......and he could say he had to do it.
I would like to see that if you have a link.
I would like to see that if you have a link.
“It was worth it. We got enough bribe money from the Taliban to ensure that none of us has to work again. And what was really worth it is that it’s money from the American taxpayers anyway!”
I believe I originally heard it on the radio or FoxNews. The info in the box is what I heard.......
Terrorist release ping.
I’m just going to put this out there:
What’s the fastest way to shut down a prison? (think Alcatraz)
and
Who knew they were going to be let go for months and have inside intel on everything a group would need to know about Gitmo?
Do these petulant middle-aged children realize that's an opinion, NOT an explanation???????
Similar phrase as:
"If you like you doctor you can keep your doctor. Period."
Wow. Now I get it.
The Haqqani Network (local Afghan Mafiosi, unrelated to The Taliban) held Bergdahl.
0bama released Taliban leaders who the Haqqani Mafiosi didn’t care about.
This wasn’t a prisoner swap.
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