Posted on 06/03/2014 6:39:03 PM PDT by kristinn
The Obama administration has apologized for bypassing Congress before it released senior Taliban commanders from Guantanamo Bay as part of a controversial prisoner exchange.
The expression of regret was a major shift for the White House, which had previously offered a defiant defense on why it could not adhere to the notification provisions of a 2013 law.
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White House chief of staff Denis McDonough said Monday that Congress knew well in advance that the president might release detainees from Guantanamo in exchange for Bergdahl.
“We’ve been consulting with members of Congress about this effort, including the potential transfer of five Gitmo detainees, for years,” he said. “So this should not have been a surprise to any of the members of Congress who’ve been … commenting about it.”
Other administration officials, including Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, have indicated swift action was needed because of Bergdahl’s deteriorating health.
Over the last several days, the White House has suggested that talks about a possible trade have gone on for years. During a speech in Poland on Tuesday, Obama said his administration “has consulted with Congress for quite some time” on the issue.
However, House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Rogers (R-Mich.) on Tuesday pointed out that lawmakers hadn’t been briefed on a Bergdahl exchange since 2011.
McDonough, meanwhile, struck a more conciliatory tone when he met with Senate Democrats at a Tuesday lunch meeting to discuss their concerns about the deal.
“He was brought to the caucus today to explain the situation with Bergdahl, and he ended his presentation by saying, ‘If anyone has any questions, I’ll be happy to talk to you,’ ” Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) told reporters.
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And Benghazi was just a reaction to an Internet video. Tell us one we haven't heard.
Timing. Why now? We aren’t scheduled to leave for two more years. The enemy isn’t going anywhere. Why do this deal now?
Because of the Benghazi Committee. The enemy watches what goes on in this country. Hillary and Obama were up to no good in Libya. The enemy smacked those two dumbasses in Benghazi and started blackmailing them. Our President surrendered at Benghazi and he started providing aid and comfort to the enemy to protect his sorry political behind.
$5,000,000,000 missing from the State Department and no one is going nuts? That’s because they damn well know where that money went. It went to the enemy for blackmail payment.
That’s OUR hard-earned tax money going to murderers because Hillary and Obama were stupid and now scared. It’s not their damn money getting doled out. Here’s an idea. We confiscate everything from Hillary and Obama until that $5,000,000,000 is found!
The Benghazi Committee is going to put an end to that blackmail so all the Democrat dirty deals got pushed up.
The body politik is as dumb as a brick.
I encountered three of our youts today. One at the bank, one at a restaurant and one an engineer. All three made multiple mistakes and didn’t give a rip. It is truly as if they are in a stupor, brain dead adn addled. You’ve got to watch every single move they make and never assume they get even the simplest things right.
They don’t think! They just do. The have not been taught any better or something.
An engineer??? Where has all honor gone???
impeach or lose the country now
wow. PLEASE tell me thats not photoshopped. Obama’s got himself a handful there.
Could no longer speak english? Horseshit.
We lurch from one outrage to another. They come by the day and the week. This is a miserable time.
Somebody needs to be punished with extreme prejudice.
“Congress knew in advance that Obama ‘MIGHT’”.. LOLL You can’t make this stuff up!!!! They better be going through their lists of other things Obama ‘might’ do. LOL
I dont’ think I can respond to this properly.
The past few years should be called The Apology Years.
Do what you want,say what you want-—then apologize .
It’s everywhere—and getting tiresome.
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I think Hussein choom gang Obama is in way over his head. It seems like things are really getting out of control with his administration.
Sad isn’t it?
He’d speak English in an instant if he wanted to.
As in sanitation, or choo-choo, or electrical, or what?
Man, I was really wondering WHEN, finally, someone was going to say something..!
Heh-heh..sorry to disappoint u.
It’s a great mod by another freezer, here.
Sorry..! ^_^
Evidently didn't graduate from Rose-Hulman, like an transportation planning civil engineer son I know...
Not even apologize! It’s make cockamamie EXCUSES!
Personally I question his health issues too.
FREEPER, not freezer. Sorry.
A real one, degreed. Of course it was from one of the minor universities in austin.
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