No Good Deed …
Goes unpunished, when there’s a Democrat in the White House.
The BBC covers the latest example: Bowe Bergdahl release: US parties clash on Afghan deal.
Congress passed a law that required the President to consult with it 30 days before any major detainee was moved from Guantanamo and Zero didn’t do it when he swapped 5 Taliban for for a US soldier who has been held by the Taliban in Afghanistan for five years, Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl.
Reagan did it; the Israelis do it; POW swaps have been taking place for centuries; but Democrats are not allowed to swap POWs.
Apparently some Congresscritters are unaware that Afghanistan is already dangerous for Americans, and another 5 Taliban aren’t going to make any difference. People are saying that Bergdahl wasn’t ‘really a POW’, that he deserted. The military said he was a POW and treated him like a POW for 6 years. Bitching about being lied to by the military isn’t treasonous, it’s normal [and true: see the official stories about Jessica Lynch and Pat Tillman].
The Republicans refuse to acknowledge the possibility that a Democratic President may, occasionally, do something right. They will insist on an investigation and hearings.
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So let me get this straight. Bringing a U.S. soldier home is BAD now?
Only a Republican could say something like that with a straight face….
Of course it’s a bad thing, now they can’t complain that Zero left a soldier behind. To a Republican it makes perfect sense.
This is totally disgusting at the minimum. But you knew I’d say that. I’ll leave it at that, but you know me well enough now.
The plot thickens, to make this even more egregious.