Posted on 06/03/2014 2:19:48 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
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Todd: White House was 'caught off guard'
MSNBC’S Chuck Todd observed Tuesday that the White House was “caught off guard” by the disastrous public roll out of their prisoner exchange for Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl.
Todd and Andrea Mitchell agreed that the White House had likely thought there would be “some euphoria around this, the only POW that was remaining in Afghanistan, that there would be a rally around the flag. That didn’t happen.”
“They were expecting criticisms of Gitmo, criticisms of the detainees that were chosen,” Todd said. “They did not expect this criticism of the attempt to go get Bergdahl in the way that it was done.”
Todd noted the White House’s change of tone over the last several days, using as an example a Pentagon spokesperson who defended Bergdahl’s rescue in the New York Times today by citing the Navy’s policy of rescuing sailors who go overboard, regardless of whether they fell out of the ship or jumped themselves. “That wasn’t necessarily what they were saying on Sunday.”
It’s about darn time, FRiend.
Pray it’s not too late, and the rage holds.
Susan Rice is so above her pay grade!
I don't buy it.
The WH thought there would be no objection to the worst Taliban members being released? No way.
Like this?
American paranoia and Bowe Bergdahl (Here it comes)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3163242/posts
Bingo. Bowe Bergdahl, Bergdahl Sr., and Team Obama. They are all like-minded individuals rejoicing is their hatred for America.
Susan Rice is so above her pay grade!
Don’t you feel save with this dim bulb Rice on the job
Because Obama agrees with Bergdahl, father and son.
Translation: “We think Americans are stupid”
Pity when a thing just doesn’t come together right, eh, what ???
Somebody tell Obama that the 1960's called and they want their foreign policy back.
-PJ
The worst five have now been released. He will probably release others with the justification that they are not so bad in comparison.
...regardless of whether they fell out of the ship or jumped themselves
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This is, unsurprisingly, a totally false analogy. Falling or leaping from a ship is not the same thing as facilitating your willing capture by an enemy.
Big Media is no longer the Fourth Estate. They have become the Fifth Column in support of this lawless Regime.
Chelsey Manning toe tapping in the Leavernworth bathroom stall?
This is a man of very average abilities that has been praised and overly rewarded for everything modest achievement in his life. Of course he expected euphoria over this “achievement”
People have been fooled. Barry wanted a distraction from the VA scandal and he got it
This was pure “wag the dog” to get the VA scandal off the front pages.
It did get the VA scandal off the front pages.
Well...let’s just say that the handling of this ridiculous affair is no worse - no different, even - from the handling of the rest of U.S. foreign policy over the past six years. One is reminded of Peter Boyle’s Frankenstein monster trying to dance to “Putting On The Ritz”. Just make it stop.
He got a NOBEL PEACE PRIZE before he knew where the lavatory on Air Force One was located!!
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