Bergdahl release arrangement could threaten the safety of Americans, Republicans say

WashingtonPost.com ^ | 5/31/14 | Karen Tumulty

[ButThreeLeftsDo]

Amid jubilation Saturday over the release of U.S. Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl from captivity by the Taliban, senior Republicans on Capitol Hill said they were troubled by the means by which it was accomplished, which was a deal to release five Afghan detainees from the military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

Top Republicans on the Senate and House armed services committees went so far as to accuse President Obama of having broken the law, which requires the administration to notify Congress before any transfers from Guantanamo are carried out.

“Trading five senior Taliban leaders from detention in Guantanamo Bay for Bergdahl’s release may have consequences for the rest of our forces and all Americans. Our terrorist adversaries now have a strong incentive to capture Americans. That incentive will put our forces in Afghanistan and around the world at even greater risk,” House Armed Services Committee Chairman Howard P. McKeon (R-Calif.) and the ranking Republican on the Senate Armed Services Committee, James M. Inhofe (Okla.), said in a joint statement.

[LeoWindhorse]

Lawmakers were not notified of the Guantanamo detainees’ transfer until after it occurred.

The law requires the defense secretary to notify relevant congressional committees at least 30 days before making any transfers of prisoners, to explain the reason and to provide assurances that those released would not be in a position to reengage in activities that could threaten the United States or its interests.

[SkyDancer]

Interesting. Have the MSM picked up on that?

[Sarah Barracuda]

I’m following what Cody has to say, he is tweeting with Jake Tapper..check out his pic, he has a picture of Bergdahl with the word TRAITOR written across..seems like the tweet from Bergdahl’s Dad was deleted was wondering when I was looking at his timeline why I couldn’t find it(That is why I thought maybe it was a fake tweet)

[Zeppo]

Top Republicans on the Senate and House armed services committees went so far as to accuse President Obama of having broken the law, which requires the administration to notify Congress before any transfers from Guantanamo are carried out.

Laws and Congress and stuff are just causing gridlock in Washington and preventing Obama from doing the peoples' work.

Look for that to be the main, Democrat-scripted talking point advanced by the MSM after the elections when Obama disbands Congress, for the children, of course.

[RushIsMyTeddyBear]

I weep for my children and my country that once was. Kids are dual nationality (UK).....but I sure as hell don’t want to head back there. The world has gone insane. I feel as tho I’m screaming, but no-one hears me. I can only give it to God at this point.

[jodster36]

Look at his TL for May 24

[garjog]

Is there anything congress can do besides impeachment?

Obama blatantly breaks the law and NOTHING happens?

[ConorMacNessa]

First of all, let's have the particulars on the quintet of terrorists they released to wreak havoc upon us in the near future.

On another note, I nearly puked when I heard, on the news, that Marxist bastard saying that we leave no one behind. Puhleeze! How about Chris Stevens, Sean Smith, Ty Woods and Glen Doherty?

Please excuse me while I barf my guts out!

America demands Justice for the Fallen of Benghazi!

O stranger, tell the Lacedaemonians that we lie here, obedient to their command.

Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. (Isaiah 49:1 KJV)

[ApplegateRanch]

Amid jubilation Saturday over the release of U.S. Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl from captivity by the Taliban, ... Top Republicans on the Senate and House armed services committees went so far as to accuse President Obama of having broken the law

Translation: Don't worry; be happy! Just wascaly wacist Wepublicans waining on our pawade, as usual.

[Mark17]

Of course this WILL NEVER happen because our side has NO BALLS!!!!

You are correct. they have no balls, because they would rather be burned at the stake, than be called wacist wascally wepublicans, as in post 29.

[Sarah Barracuda]

Is it the tweet about freeing all “Captives in this conflict” seems that one is still there but the more damaging tweets are gone. I really hope he did not tweet the one circulating all over the internet, I really hope not because if he did, we have a big problem here, a really big problem

[Sarah Barracuda]

He also retweeted a tweet from someone celebrating the Taliban killing NATO troops

[RitaOK]

I don’t do twitter/FB, so it’s helpful to read of your comments.

[catnipman]

If Obama can figure out how to have 20 more of our soldiers kidnapped, he could release enough terrorists to finally fulfill his dream of closing Guantanamo.

[PGalt]

Five to one, baby...

one in five.

No one here…

gets out alive.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tHPsphg9xc

[jodster36]

Yes, all the ones saying “I am still working to free captives on all sides of this conflict”
After reading through his TL I just wouldn’t doubt he tweeted that. Yes, I think we have a huge problem.
Did you catch him tweet “ameen” and “Alhamdalila” ? Both muslim prayer related. And he RT about thanking Allah. Yes, we have a problem.
I didn’t see him speak today, with Obama, but I heard he opened up his comments with muslim saying/prayer.

[PGalt]

TREASON - continuous, in-your-face, agenda-driven, agency-abetted, representative-enabled, media-complicit, ongoing…

FUBO
FUCONgress
Fislam

[PGalt]

When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.

[leapfrog0202]

This also is something to wonder about:

At the White House today, the father of the “freed captive” said this:
@markknoller on May 31, 2014 @6:36 pm EDT Retweet

Bergdahl’s father spoke some Arabic words: “Bismillah al-Rahman al-Rahim”. Meaning “In the name of God, most Gracious, most Compassionate”.

Post 44 by PghBaldy, from this thread: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3162219/posts

[PGalt]

F.U.S. Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl and his father.