Posted on 10/24/2014 1:37:00 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
After the Obama administration bargained for Bowe Bergdahl’s life, the family of ISIS hostage James Foley begged the White House for the same treatment—only to be denied.
The parents of James Foley, the journalist ISIS beheaded in August, learned about the U.S. government’s attempt to rescue him about an hour before the rest of us did.
The grieving parents got word from President Obama himself.
“I told Obama that Jim worked hard to get him elected,” John Foley, James’s father, told The Daily Beast. “He believed till the end his country would come and get them.”
The president, according to John, responded, “Well I should tell you, we did try to save him.” Then Obama stunned John and his wife Diane, informing them of the failed special operations rescue mission from early July.
In the call, Obama explained that this information about the rescue mission was classified. But not for long, it would seem. Foley added, “An hour later he went and told the world.”
White House spokesmen have said that there was never any intention to share with the public details of the failed rescue mission in Syria. Word of the mission began to leak out on August 20, a day after James Foley was beheaded in a gruesome and slickly produced internet video narrated by a man with a thick British accent. White House officials briefed reporters that afternoon on the failed mission.
For the Foleys, it was a tragic ending to an awful ordeal.
(Excerpt) Read more at thedailybeast.com ...
Because her son does not hate the United States?
Maybe because Foley hadn’t sided with the enemy???
PS - I think he is lying about the attempted rescue.
I ws going to say because Bergdahl is not a traitor. She should take it as a compliment.
We don’t have any more terrorist leaders at Gitmo that the Jihadi’s want?
“I told O bama that Jim worked hard to get him elected”
Is it just now occurring to the parents that Obama could care less?
You don't say! Dear Leader Lie? To us?
I know.
I know.
Hard to believe, isn’t it?
He seemed like such a NICE young man, too...
“He {James Foley} believed till the end his country would come and get them.”
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So did the guys on the roof in Benghazi.
I am haunted by the image of that lone man on the roof, lasing the target and firing off rounds.
(Probably because he's not black but Indonesian.)
***“I told Obama that Jim worked hard to get him elected,”***
Do they think he cares?
And Obama thought to himself "well, that's Jim's fault now, isn't it"?
Some would say the Foley’s son bet on the wrong horse.Obama’s a real loser.Even the Iranian government recognizes that fact.
Ditto !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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So did the guys on the roof in Benghazi.
You so hit the nail on the head. Bravo.
“Foley Family to White House: You Saved Bergdahl. Why Not Our Son?”
Because the current fascist federal government doesn’t care whether you live or die. Reagan rescued captive students from Grenada. Obuma plays golf. Reagan is no longer in office.
I hate to be crass, but if your children are traveling to sh*tholes populated by 50 IQ apes, consider buying the RIGHT travel insurance. That means an insurance policy with riders that cover kidnapping and ransom. It’s called “executive” insurance.
If your sweetie-pie child is kidnapped by Third World apes, the executive insurance clause kicks in. Either the ransom will be paid or a contingent of bad-ass SEALs, Marines, Special Forces and Rangers will make an attempt to rescue your child. That’s a whole bunch better than pleading to the current White House wimp to rescue your child.
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