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Hagel: U.S. didn’t negotiate with terrorists in securing Bergdahl’s release
The Washington Times ^
| June 1, 2014
| David Sherfinski
Posted on 06/01/2014 9:56:45 AM PDT by jazusamo
Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel said the U.S. did not negotiate with terrorists in the process of exchanging the transfer of five terrorism suspects for the release of the only American prisoner of war in Afghanistan.
“We didn’t negotiate with terrorists,” Mr. Hagel said on NBC’s “Meet the Press.” “And I said and explained before, Sergeant Bergdahl is a prisoner of war. That’s a normal process in getting your prisoners back.”
Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl was handed over to U.S. special forces by the Taliban Saturday, with the government of Qatar serving as a go-between. Qatar is taking custody of five Afghan detainees from the U.S. detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
Mr. Hagel said the U.S. is dealing with terrorists and hostage taking all the time and that the release wouldn’t encourage terrorists to take American soldiers prisoner or hostage.
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Hagel/0bama is a liar. On the one hand he says they didn't negotiate but on the other he says they didn't notify Congress as required by law because of a timeline.
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posted on
06/01/2014 9:56:46 AM PDT
by
jazusamo
To: jazusamo
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posted on
06/01/2014 9:58:56 AM PDT
by
dfwgator
To: jazusamo
What am about to type is a lie ...
There are no liars in D.C. so Hagel has convinced me.
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posted on
06/01/2014 9:59:05 AM PDT
by
no-to-illegals
(Scrutinize our government and Secure the Blessing of Freedom and Justice)
To: jazusamo
I am sick to death of these liars. They do whatever they want, flout the laws of this country, and are never held accountable.
To: jazusamo
No, they didn’t notify Congress because they were negotiating with terrorists.
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posted on
06/01/2014 9:59:38 AM PDT
by
43north
(BHO: 50% black, 50% white, 100% RED.)
To: jazusamo
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posted on
06/01/2014 9:59:42 AM PDT
by
Old Yeller
(Anything is possible, if you don't know what you're talking about.)
To: dfwgator
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posted on
06/01/2014 9:59:46 AM PDT
by
no-to-illegals
(Scrutinize our government and Secure the Blessing of Freedom and Justice)
To: jazusamo
So the Taliban are no longer terrorist?
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posted on
06/01/2014 10:00:20 AM PDT
by
tobyhill
To: jazusamo
I guess that hashtag crap really works with this regime.
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posted on
06/01/2014 10:00:33 AM PDT
by
red-dawg
(<<< click for info on my book.)
To: jazusamo
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posted on
06/01/2014 10:01:04 AM PDT
by
eclectic
(Liberalism is a mental disorder)
To: jazusamo
And the lies keep on coming.
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posted on
06/01/2014 10:01:28 AM PDT
by
Fungi
To: eclectic
Because they know the press has their back.
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posted on
06/01/2014 10:02:01 AM PDT
by
dfwgator
To: jazusamo
No, they didn’t “negotiate” with terrorists; they just bowed down and acquiesced to their demands. Please sir, may I have another?
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posted on
06/01/2014 10:02:55 AM PDT
by
Lacey
To: jazusamo
negotiating would imply some level of horse trading
we just got hosed
one low level enlisted guy with questionable background (enemy sympathizer / collaborator / AWOL) versus five(5) top level senior officers
how long do we have to listen to how 0traitor is really working to ‘help’ this country?
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posted on
06/01/2014 10:03:37 AM PDT
by
sten
(fighting tyranny never goes out of style)
To: jazusamo
To: jazusamo; blueyon; KitJ; T Minus Four; xzins; CMS; The Sailor; ab01; txradioguy; Jet Jaguar; ...
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posted on
06/01/2014 10:03:54 AM PDT
by
Jet Jaguar
(Resist in place.)
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posted on
06/01/2014 10:04:04 AM PDT
by
jazusamo
(Sometimes I think that this is an era when sanity has become controversial: Thomas Sowell)
To: dfwgator
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posted on
06/01/2014 10:04:21 AM PDT
by
kcvl
To: jazusamo
I guess we’re supposed to think it was divine intervention? What a crock-it wasn’t even a good “trade”...
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posted on
06/01/2014 10:05:08 AM PDT
by
Texan5
("You've got to saddle up your boys, you've got to draw a hard line"...)
To: jazusamo; GeronL
How do you release 5 terrorists at Gitmo and NOT negotiate with terrorists?
That plain don’t make any sense.
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posted on
06/01/2014 10:05:46 AM PDT
by
a fool in paradise
(The new witchhunt: "Do you NOW, . . . or have you EVER , . . supported traditional marriage?")
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