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On prisoner swap, Obama compares himself to Washington, Lincoln, FDR, says freed Taliban prisoners “absolutely” a threat to U.S.

Jun 3, 2014 11:05 am By Robert Spencer

“Obama said it doesn’t matter how Bergdahl ended up with the Taliban” — at this point, what difference does it make? What difference does it make that we just sent back into battle against the U.S. five senior enemy commanders, in return for a man who is likely to be a traitor and deserter?

“Obama Compares His Actions to Washington, Lincoln, FDR,” by Susan Jones, CNS News, June 3, 2014:

(CNSNews.com) – “This is what happens at the end of wars,” President Barack Obama said Tuesday when he was asked about swapping American Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl for five Taliban terrorists.

“That was true for George Washington, that was true for Abraham Lincoln, that was true for FDR. That’s been true of every combat situation, that at some point, you make sure that you try to get your folks back. And that’s the right thing to do.”

Speaking in Poland, Obama said it doesn’t matter how Bergdahl ended up with the Taliban:

“But let me just make a very simple point here, and that is — regardless of the circumstances — whatever those circumstances may turn out to be — we still get an American soldier back if he’s held in captivity — period, full stop. We don’t condition that. And that’s what every mom and dad who sees a son or daughter sent over into war theater should expect from, not just their commander in chief, but the United States of America.

Obama said “absolutely,” it’s possible that some of the freed Taliban prisoners may rejoin the fight against the U.S.

“In terms of potential threats, the release of the Taliban who were being held in Guantanamo was conditioned on the Qataris keeping eyes on them and creating a structure in which we can monitor their activities. We will be keeping eyes on them.

“Is there the possibility of some of them trying to return to activities that are detrimental to us? Absolutely. That’s been true of all the prisoners that were released from Guantanamo. There’s a certain recidivism rate that takes place.

“I wouldn’t be doing it if I thought that it was contrary to American national security,” Obama continued. “And we have confidence that we will be in a position to go after them if in fact they are engaging in activities that threaten our defense. But this is what happens at the end of wars.

“That was true for George Washington, that was true for Abraham Lincoln, that was true for FDR. That’s been true of every combat situation, that at some point, you make sure that you try to get your folks back. And that’s the right thing to do.”

Obama said his people have “consulted with Congress for quite some time” about the possibility of a prisoner exchange to bring Bergdahl home.

“We seized that opportunity,” he said. “And the process was truncated because we wanted to be sure we did not miss that window.”

Obama said Bergdahl is recovering from five years of captivity, and “we obviously have not been interrogating Sgt. Bergdahl.”

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  1. John C. Barile says

    Jun 3, 2014 at 11:19 am

    Washington, Lincoln, and FDR didn’t run up the White Flag, nor fail to pursue victory at great cost.

    • dad says

      Jun 4, 2014 at 12:10 pm

      Yes. He is Benedict Arnold

  2. CogitoErgoSum says

    Jun 3, 2014 at 12:04 pm

    The war is not ending, Mr. President. The battlefield is merely changing.

  3. Chris Stevens says

    Jun 3, 2014 at 12:14 pm

    “The US military doesn’t leave it’s men and women in uniform behind”……….

    Guess the 4 people in Benghazi were not wearing uniforms……

    • dad says

      Jun 4, 2014 at 12:13 pm

      To the muslim executive: Muslims don’t count, and the Benghazi victims do.
      We will remember this if you EVER come out of office. Now our debt is greater than the GNP. Thanks for nothing you feces throwing baboons!

  4. Transmaster says

    Jun 3, 2014 at 12:17 pm

    The Sultan of Stupid Obama has screwed himself royal this time. He is damned if he does and damned if he doesn’t. If he does nothing the fact that this soldier deserted his unit in will cook his goose with every Veteran, families of service members killed , or wounded in Iraq, and Afghanistan, and the list goes on. If Bergdahl is court marshaled the facts of his dissertation and collaboration will come out and he is screwed.

  5. D.C. Watson says

    Jun 3, 2014 at 12:21 pm

    Obama Compares His Bozo the Clown and Cowardly Lion Actions to Washington, Lincoln, FDR…

    Corrections complete.

    • Kendall says

      Jul 3, 2014 at 8:58 pm

      So0 many lies have been generated to smear Obama, I don’t believe any of this crap.

      • shrugger says

        Jul 4, 2014 at 2:09 am

        If he’d stop generating so many lies. Everyone would stop smearing him.

  6. Wellington says

    Jun 3, 2014 at 1:01 pm

    What a wretched excuse for a President Obama is. He’s the worst of all Presidents——all. Other failures or near failures like Pierce, Buchanan and Carter really don’t look so bad compared to this very limited man. The harm he has done to America in numerous ways is almost too difficult to fathom at times. He is beneath contempt.

  7. Peter says

    Jun 3, 2014 at 1:01 pm

    Benedict Arnold would be a better comparison. The president is a delusional narcicist.

  8. William says

    Jun 3, 2014 at 1:07 pm

    “That was true for George Washington, that was true for Abraham Lincoln, that was true for FDR. That’s been true of every combat situation, that at some point, you make sure that you try to get your folks back. And that’s the right thing to do.”

    Every time that piece of fraud, Obama, opens his mouth, he displays his stupidity. Those leaders did not release POW who they knew would return to killing Americans. Who is he kidding? He must really think that we are fools out here in hinterland. Those wars were over; one side won and the other side lost. Fighting ended. There was no longer any impetus to fight. The losers went home, licked their wounds and went back to living their lives. The prisoners we released in this exchange will return, as sure as one can be, to waging war against us.

    We might as well release the rest of them from Guantanamo. I mean, what is the reason for keeping the rest there? It sure is not to keep us any safer, for we just released the worst of them. Therefore, the only reason I can make for keeping the rest is to use them as bargaining chips in the future. In such a case, we have become like them: we are in the business of hostage taking.

  9. shrugger says

    Jun 3, 2014 at 1:10 pm

    That appears to be the Leftists new mantra.

    uumm – at this point – uumm – what difference – uumm – does it make – uumm

  10. Champ says

    Jun 3, 2014 at 1:17 pm

    What difference does it make? Hey that’s Hillary’s excuse!

  11. Jack Diamond says

    Jun 3, 2014 at 1:25 pm

    They are not under “house arrest” as some keep saying; they are free to move freely around the country with residence permits; Qatar has flown in their family members and housed them; no U.S. officials will be monitoring them; and after one year (assuming they don’t vanish mysteriously meantime) they are free to return to Afghanistan.

    http://news.yahoo.com/qatar-allowing-freed-taliban-men-move-freely-country-130028784.html

    • John C. Barile says

      Jun 3, 2014 at 2:07 pm

      Qatar be damned. Pakistan be doubly so.

  12. Transmaster says

    Jun 3, 2014 at 1:58 pm

    I wonder if charges of child abuse should be filed. Are these poor abused children realizing what that had do are getting mental health treatment for being a member of the the Obama Youth.

    • shrugger says

      Jun 3, 2014 at 3:05 pm

      D8<

      The Obama Youth daggers will of course be cheap blunted plastic butter knives this time around. They'll still have the colorful hope and change emblem on the pommel of course. Kid tested, Tyrant approved.

  13. marken says

    Jun 3, 2014 at 2:32 pm

    For me, a third choice is just as believable, that Bergdahl ended up with the Taliban by design, a planned desertion with long term goals.

    • enwhitenment says

      Jun 3, 2014 at 9:54 pm

      marken you hit the nail on the head !
      Now bergdahl has entered phase two of the operation to get home & start recruiting.
      He is achieving these goals & taxpayers are paying for it.

  14. Michael Copeland says

    Jun 3, 2014 at 2:41 pm

    “Would to heaven we had a navy able to reform those enemies to mankind – or crush them into non-existence.”
    George Washington

  15. Larry A. Singleton says

    Jun 4, 2014 at 1:21 am

    “Obama releasing mass murderers in exchange for a traitor.”

    It doesn’t even raise your eyebrows does it?

    I can barely stand to look at an image of this guy. And listening to him I get sick to my stomach. I’ve got a throbbing pain in my eye right now from having to endure this latest trash. I mean this guy is the Antichrist. Sitting here listening to him I could barely contain my rage. So help me God I pray for Vince Flynn’s “Term Limits” to become reality and get rid of this stench.

  16. Sally says

    Jun 4, 2014 at 2:32 am

    He knows he can’t be impeached because 2/3 of the Senate have to approve. So he’s going full steam ahead in the last years of his presidency to grease the skids for an Islamic takeover. Look which countries changed to Sharia Law with his support (and our tax money): Libya, Liberia, Egypt(under Morsi) Turkey, and he’s working with his Islamist friends on Syria, Nigeria, CAR, Chad, Pakistan, Brunei, Malaysia, England, Belgium, Czech, Kenya, Somalia, Lebanon, Jordan and the USA. He’s def a Muslim who wants to see a worldwide Caliphate, and back to the 7th Century. His best pal is Tariff Erdogan, the autocratic leader of a fast Islamicizing Turkey. He’s been using our tax money against us.

  17. Jerry says

    Jun 4, 2014 at 4:02 pm

    Americans wake up.

    Look carefully in the mirror.

    You put that Fake Christian, Fake American,
    Muslim born and brought up enemy combatant
    in the White House!

    Impeach him. Arrest him.
    Give him a fair trial, and then

    Meet upon him the appropriate
    punishment befitting treason
    on the scale perpetrated by him.

  18. gravenimage says

    Jun 4, 2014 at 9:24 pm

    On prisoner swap, Obama compares himself to Washington, Lincoln, FDR…
    ………………………………….

    Good God, what gall…

    More:

    “This is what happens at the end of wars,” President Barack Obama said Tuesday when he was asked about swapping American Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl for five Taliban terrorists.
    ………………………………….

    “End of wars”—does it matter to Obama that the Taliban has *never stopped fighting us* and doesn’t consider the war to over at all?

    Of course not—just as it doesn’t matter to him how Bergdahl wound up with the Taliban to begin with…

  19. Sweetness says

    Jun 5, 2014 at 2:27 am

    One dollar for Five Billion dollars. Deal? Deal!

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