Posted on 06/04/2014 10:22:34 AM PDT by nickcarraway
If America's newly free POW really was a deserter, the White House is in deep trouble.
On Sunday, National Security Advisor Susan Rice said former American prisoner of war Bowe Bergdahl served with "honor and distinction" before he was captured by the Taliban in Afghanistan.
Two days later, the secretary of the Army said the branch will investigate whether Bergdahl deserted his fellow soldiers -- an allegation that if true would transform the public perception of the POW and drastically complicate the White House's attempts to defend its prisoner exchange, which involved the release of five Taliban operatives from Guantanamo Bay.
On Tuesday, a fresh wave of lawmakers, including a top Senate Democrat, criticized the Obama administration's handling of Bergdahl's release. Complaints centered on four basic issues. Some critics oppose the very idea of trading five Guantanamo detainees for a U.S. soldier given the age-old mantra that the United States does not negotiate with terrorists (though historically, it sometimes has). Others say the administration broke the law by failing to comply with legislation requiring the president give 30-days notice to Congress before moving any prisoners out of Guantanamo Bay. Still others believe that given Bergdahl's potential status as a "deserter," the administration gave up too much in releasing five hardened Taliban operatives in exchange for his release. Lastly, some members of Congress believe the White House should've never championed Bergdahl as a hero given the unknown circumstances of his abduction.
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If he gives such an order he’s likely to have a little revolt in the US Army.
Perhaps the President is in sympathy with the father's "controversial statements, emails and online posts"...
$inator DiFi says the White House broke the law on Bergdahl.
Would have loved to read the whole article but I don’t sign up for stuff.
Are enough Democrats criticizing Obama on this to shut down the “it’s just Republicans exaggerating/blowing this out of proportion” meme?
“Are enough Democrats criticizing Obama on this to shut down the “it’s just Republicans exaggerating/blowing this out of proportion” meme?”
DiFi is a very powerful rat $inator. When she goes after Herr OboZo like this, we really don’t know how bad Berghdal was and how much of a traitor he was.
“Susan Rice just misspoke. She meant to say that Bergdahl served the Taliban with honor and distinction after he defected.”
Just like she serves the Islamic serial killers and the other thugs and thugettes in the outhouse do.
Clown Prince nobama and each and every one of his appointees and operatives are psychopathic liars.
I can’t say that since that would mean to welcome islam.
I may not have “spoken as clearly as I had ought ti have
let the time of obie’s departure be soon
This was never about Bergdahl. This was about getting back at Karzai for dissing Obama during his visit to Kabul last week. Yes, it really is that petty. Bergdahl is just a distraction. Karzai now knows who is really boss here as he now has to worry about five competent military commanders returning to the field. And the American press has now forgotten all about the VA scandal.
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