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U.S.-Taliban Prisoner Exchange [Hearing - Live Thread]
CSPAN ^ | June 11, 2014

Posted on 06/11/2014 6:23:23 AM PDT by don-o

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and Defense Department General Counsel Stephen Preston testify on the release of five Taliban detainees in exchange for Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl.

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TOPICS: Breaking News; Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bergdahl; bergdahldealhearing; hagel; livetalian5hearing; taliban5hearing
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To: SilvieWaldorfMD; don-o; suspects; Timber Rattler; All; holdonnow

“Pathetic! Did you hear him say they knew not of the location of pick-up until one hour before? One hour??? Benghazi, 7 hours and no one came to assist them. One hour, location unknown, to fly into hostile territory for Bergdahl. Who is lying now or who lied then?”

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More importantly - who the heck would make that kind of deal with terrorists - only on terrorists terms?


81 posted on 06/11/2014 8:07:46 AM PDT by Whenifhow
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To: SilvieWaldorfMD

If he’s telling the truth it’s obvious that the Tolly-bahn controlled the entire operation. Proving that Mullah Baraq will do anything for a Rose Garden photo op.


82 posted on 06/11/2014 8:09:32 AM PDT by clintonh8r (Can Juan Williams possibly be that stupid?)
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To: don-o

“America does not leave its soldiers behind.”

Unless those soldiers are held captive in Mexico. Then we do leave them behind.


83 posted on 06/11/2014 8:10:31 AM PDT by Theo (May Christ be exalted above all.)
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To: LeoWindhorse

Hagel saying the tooly bonnies who were traded never got in the fight. That statement struck down and McKeon just pounded him that bin laden never fought directly. BOOM!


84 posted on 06/11/2014 8:10:42 AM PDT by Road Warrior ‘04 (Molon Labe! (Oathkeeper))
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To: maggief

“This was our last chance to get him.”


85 posted on 06/11/2014 8:10:52 AM PDT by don-o (He will not share His glory and He will NOT be mocked! Blessed be the name of the Lord forever!)
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To: don-o

This Davis woman is a dunce. Thanks (again) California!


86 posted on 06/11/2014 8:12:29 AM PDT by clintonh8r (Can Juan Williams possibly be that stupid?)
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To: Bushbacker1

Hagel basically admitting that we now let the Taliban make demands and control U.S. foreign policy actions


87 posted on 06/11/2014 8:13:11 AM PDT by LeoWindhorse
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To: SilvieWaldorfMD

That claim has been made from the early revelations of the exchange. It is not new information.


88 posted on 06/11/2014 8:14:55 AM PDT by TomGuy
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To: don-o

Watching via FoxNews cable TV — no loss of audio via TV cable.


89 posted on 06/11/2014 8:16:20 AM PDT by TomGuy
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To: don-o

Thing is, the war in Afghanistan is not over, we still have troops dying there.

So Bergdahl was not left behind. So this is a canard that keeps being told. As long as we have troops there, these 5 terrorists are very much a danger to American citizens.


90 posted on 06/11/2014 8:16:54 AM PDT by dforest
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This is a huge waste of time. The GOP representatives are about as ineffectual as GOP senators.....


91 posted on 06/11/2014 8:16:58 AM PDT by clintonh8r (Can Juan Williams possibly be that stupid?)
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To: Whenifhow

Hagel is falling apart, I I I umm ,his ear piece must be malfunctioning


92 posted on 06/11/2014 8:18:44 AM PDT by molson209 (Blank)
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To: clintonh8r

True that.They are all patting each other on the back.Waste of time to watch.I’m turning it off.


93 posted on 06/11/2014 8:19:34 AM PDT by fatima (Free Hugs Today :))
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To: TomGuy

I believe I heard a Whopper:

CH claims that getting BB back frees up commanders on the ground to not be diverted by looking for him so they can fight better.


94 posted on 06/11/2014 8:21:22 AM PDT by don-o (He will not share His glory and He will NOT be mocked! Blessed be the name of the Lord forever!)
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To: clintonh8r

There is no Fire in the questioning by these GOP Reps!


95 posted on 06/11/2014 8:21:41 AM PDT by Red_Devil 232 ((VietVet - USMC All Ready On The Right? All Ready On The Left? All Ready On The Firing Line!))
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To: don-o

So I thought I’d jump in here and give an opinion, thank me very much.

I say....follow the money.

This administration does what whoever provides the most money desires, never mind loyalty and patriotism.

They’d been offered a huge amount of money for the Taliban 5 and we know the admin tried over and over to make it happen.

This time they said hell with it and came up with this big Bergdahl silly thing. We know the Bergdahl pair had been at that WH many times than makes sense so this thing had been in the works for many months.

I think they sat for hours and figured the spin, got Rice to agree to be the paid for liar....don’t tell me this woman ain’t got a big account in the Swiss alps.

Finally, here’s the bigger thought....I THINK THE REPUBLICANS ARE FULL AWARE OF THIS!

And they let it go on.

Sure, it’s not going to be easy to launch a campaign to....no, not impeach....but STOP this man from systemically destroying the country.

Last night we sent a Brat-y message.

There will be more.


96 posted on 06/11/2014 8:21:50 AM PDT by Fishtalk (Join me on Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/patricia.fish.5)
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To: fatima

Yes it is a big waste of time!


97 posted on 06/11/2014 8:24:23 AM PDT by Red_Devil 232 ((VietVet - USMC All Ready On The Right? All Ready On The Left? All Ready On The Firing Line!))
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To: Whenifhow

Thanks.


98 posted on 06/11/2014 8:24:54 AM PDT by cornelis
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To: don-o

30. Frees up resources, strengthens position


99 posted on 06/11/2014 8:25:46 AM PDT by maggief
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To: Theo
“America does not leave its soldiers behind.”

Unless those soldiers are held captive in Mexico. Then we do leave them behind.

Exactly. The point needs to be made how selective the Obama administration is with their stated values.

100 posted on 06/11/2014 8:31:05 AM PDT by MRadtke (Light a candle or curse the darkness?)
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