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President Obama Tells Brian Williams He Cannot Trust Nancy Pelosi and Dianne Feinstein…. Among Others
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Barack Obama: Why I couldn’t tell Congress
By LUCY MCCALMONT | 6/6/14 6:36 PM EDT
President Barack Obama said Friday that he decided to keep Congress in the dark about the release of Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl because pulling off the sensitive deal “required no publicity.”
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Obama’s comments follow reports this week that administration officials had told senators that the White House didn’t brief them ahead of time because the Taliban had threatened to kill Bergdahl if the pending deal got out, a claim that Senate Intelligence Chairwoman Dianne Feinstein criticized and dismissed.
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Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2014/06/bowe-bergdahl-release-barack-obama-why-i-couldnt-tell-congress-107547.html#ixzz33yd5bLcS
....... It is also important to remember the Washington Post ran a front page articlein February outlining the exact details of this trade. It wasn’t a secret.
What the heck is President Obama talking about ?
He’s repeating McDonough/Rhodes talking points that have been thoroughly debunked. One can only conclude the time lag, and geographic distance from his handlers, has interrupted his capacity to restructure and reset his position.
The White House said Bergdahl was sick, then said well, no, he wasn’t actually ‘sick’ sick.
The White House said threats were made against Bergdahl’s life, then said there were no ‘specific’ threats.
The White House said the deal needed to remain a secret, yet the exact details were in the Washington Post four months ago.
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[ You can tell so many lies, you can't keep them straight and trip over yourself. ]
http://theconservativetreehouse.com/2014/06/07/president-obama-tells-brian-williams-he-cannot-trust-nancy-pelosi-and-dianne-feinstein-among-others/#more-83047
U.S. seeks prisoner swap with Taliban to free Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl
By Anne Rumsey Gearan @agearan
Five Afghans at Guantanamo would be released in exchange for Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, seized in 2009.
 Washington Post @washingtonpost
[ Yep, the WA Post reported on the story months ago. What was secret? ]
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/2014/02/17/f142ed50-9590-11e3-afce-3e7c922ef31e_story.html |
