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Who would have though that freeing a POW would become a bad thing for POTUS (Original Post) bigdarryl Jun 2014 OP
It's not. We're leaving Afghanistan, might as well get our guy back. TwilightGardener Jun 2014 #1
Really. elleng Jun 2014 #2
well, to be fair, there is the issue of the legality of his doing so. Vattel Jun 2014 #3
notification to Congress? bigtree Jun 2014 #4
Did Reagan notify congress? B Calm Jun 2014 #19
was there a specific law in effect at the time? onenote Jun 2014 #35
they would have spilled the beans before warrior1 Jun 2014 #8
I wouldn't have suspended the deal to give Congress 30 days to TwilightGardener Jun 2014 #9
The secretary of Defense (Hagel) was responsible for that and he did it...n/t monmouth3 Jun 2014 #11
Then have Orly Taitz file a lawsuit, Mr. Vattel jberryhill Jun 2014 #13
why would I want to do that? Vattel Jun 2014 #16
OMG! Where is that Orly character? She was the worst. mfcorey1 Jun 2014 #18
She's in the office with the 'Dentist-at-Law' shingle. :) pinboy3niner Jun 2014 #20
She's running for Attorney General in California. Our primary is this Tuesday Beaverhausen Jun 2014 #22
If she were on my ballot, I'd be arrested for disrupting the voting process csziggy Jun 2014 #41
Hagel notified them malaise Jun 2014 #32
Where is the story about Hagel notifying them? When? nt kelliekat44 Jun 2014 #43
Watched Candy Crowley try to interject "negotiate with terrorists" interviewing Susan Rice this AM. pinto Jun 2014 #5
Those who must disagree w/him 100% of the time. JNelson6563 Jun 2014 #6
if obama came out for apple pie beachbum bob Jun 2014 #7
Yep this shit is getting ridiculous bigdarryl Jun 2014 #10
easy to lose our perspective in arguing/debating the beachbum bob Jun 2014 #14
The TeaOP would impeach Obama for ashling Jun 2014 #12
+1000 sakabatou Jun 2014 #28
In a *red* shaded world anything is possible. lpbk2713 Jun 2014 #15
A Dem POTUS could walk on water, and the GOP would complain he was showing off!!!! benld74 Jun 2014 #17
No. WilliamPitt Jun 2014 #21
Or because he knew where the rocks were pinboy3niner Jun 2014 #26
I guess Republicans Shankapotomus Jun 2014 #23
I think they were hoping for a failed rescue mission. TwilightGardener Jun 2014 #24
Never forget Cheney's response when Obama malaise Jun 2014 #33
Forget? Shankapotomus Jun 2014 #38
LOL malaise Jun 2014 #39
Obama could save a toddler from a bear, and the Wing Nut Headline would be alphafemale Jun 2014 #25
He could find the cure for cancer, and the headline would be "Oncologists Unemployed!" nt msanthrope Jun 2014 #27
No, they would complain that he didn't shoot the bear with an AK47 instead. Jamastiene Jun 2014 #30
they hate all things obama...doesn't matter what it is...all things. spanone Jun 2014 #29
ReTHUGs behave like opposition parties financed by outside interests malaise Jun 2014 #31
Can you imagine the howling...the screeching... Jeff In Milwaukee Jun 2014 #34
Bowe Bergdahl's parents to speak live in Idaho in about 12 minutes pinboy3niner Jun 2014 #36
Starting NOW pinboy3niner Jun 2014 #37
Thanks n/t malaise Jun 2014 #40
That was touching malaise Jun 2014 #42
Yes, it was pinboy3niner Jun 2014 #44

onenote

(42,383 posts)
35. was there a specific law in effect at the time?
Sun Jun 1, 2014, 02:58 PM
Jun 2014

I fully support the President's action and agree with the administration's consistently held position (expressed in signing statements) that the restrictions on transferring detainees from Guantanamo are unconstitutional.

But its not a particularly compelling argument to ask if Reagan complied with the language of a statute that is specific to Guantanamo and was a enacted decades after he left office.

The administration wouldn't be foolish to make such an argument, so why would we?

warrior1

(12,325 posts)
8. they would have spilled the beans before
Sun Jun 1, 2014, 12:07 PM
Jun 2014

the exchange

the repukes in congress can not be trusted with information

TwilightGardener

(46,416 posts)
9. I wouldn't have suspended the deal to give Congress 30 days to
Sun Jun 1, 2014, 12:09 PM
Jun 2014

debate it, publicize it, and wreck it--or possibly leak info that would have gotten some soldiers/operators killed. Apparently Dianne Feinstein back in 2012 blabbed about a prisoner exchange that killed a prior deal, according to the Daily Beast (Repub trolls Eli Lake and Josh Rogin).

 

Vattel

(9,289 posts)
16. why would I want to do that?
Sun Jun 1, 2014, 01:10 PM
Jun 2014

The legality of what he did is the real issue, I think. I don't have a position on whether it was legal or illegal because I have not looked at the details of the case.

Beaverhausen

(24,467 posts)
22. She's running for Attorney General in California. Our primary is this Tuesday
Sun Jun 1, 2014, 02:19 PM
Jun 2014

cracks me up to see her name on my sample ballot.

csziggy

(34,120 posts)
41. If she were on my ballot, I'd be arrested for disrupting the voting process
Sun Jun 1, 2014, 03:29 PM
Jun 2014

Because I'd be while in the voting booth!

malaise

(267,824 posts)
32. Hagel notified them
Sun Jun 1, 2014, 02:50 PM
Jun 2014

It's all bullshit - sabotage and destabilize - that's all they do 24/fugging7

pinto

(106,886 posts)
5. Watched Candy Crowley try to interject "negotiate with terrorists" interviewing Susan Rice this AM.
Sun Jun 1, 2014, 12:06 PM
Jun 2014

At least 5 times. Crowley really, really wanted Rice to say the phrase on camera. It was pretty blatant. Rice didn't fall for it.

JNelson6563

(28,151 posts)
6. Those who must disagree w/him 100% of the time.
Sun Jun 1, 2014, 12:07 PM
Jun 2014

Assholes who do not care one wit about this country.

Julie

 

beachbum bob

(10,437 posts)
7. if obama came out for apple pie
Sun Jun 1, 2014, 12:07 PM
Jun 2014

some batshit crazies would want to impeach him for not supporting cherry pie....


it don't matter what obama says or does...those who against him will never change so why bother? There is no debate with them, no reasoned discussion.....its impossible to undertake and we waste to much time whining about it. The same will happen with any democratic president......they will be hated and despised by the batshit crazies and who really cares?

 

beachbum bob

(10,437 posts)
14. easy to lose our perspective in arguing/debating the
Sun Jun 1, 2014, 01:06 PM
Jun 2014

batshit crazies....its best to pay no attention to them personally but to go after their policy and issue positions. They are so anti american worker, anti-female, anti-govt, anti-social security, anti-medicare, anti-medicaid, anti-family, anti-minority, anti-democracy


make the elections about their positions and make then DEFEND it....debating is a waste of time. Attack what they hold dear, a 1900 view of the world.....tie them to it....

lpbk2713

(42,696 posts)
15. In a *red* shaded world anything is possible.
Sun Jun 1, 2014, 01:09 PM
Jun 2014



They could convince themselves Mothers Day is evil if they wanted to.


malaise

(267,824 posts)
33. Never forget Cheney's response when Obama
Sun Jun 1, 2014, 02:55 PM
Jun 2014

announced that Bin Laden was dead. They were pissed - tried to claim they were responsible because they knew that the 2012 Presidential election was fugging OVER.

Remember the rescue of the ship's crew off Somalia -they were upset big time but when hundreds of marines were killed in Lebanon under Reagan - not a fugging word.

ReTHUGs are scumbags.

Shankapotomus

(4,840 posts)
38. Forget?
Sun Jun 1, 2014, 03:23 PM
Jun 2014

I've never has as much fun with an administration in my life.

I'm downright nostalgic. Such good times.

 

alphafemale

(18,497 posts)
25. Obama could save a toddler from a bear, and the Wing Nut Headline would be
Sun Jun 1, 2014, 02:27 PM
Jun 2014

"Obama Wants Our Bears to Starve"

Jamastiene

(38,187 posts)
30. No, they would complain that he didn't shoot the bear with an AK47 instead.
Sun Jun 1, 2014, 02:46 PM
Jun 2014

They would grab their guns and go have a big demonstration and talk about how they will go kill the bear because Obama merely got the kid away from the bear and didn't shoot it into a million pieces instead.

malaise

(267,824 posts)
31. ReTHUGs behave like opposition parties financed by outside interests
Sun Jun 1, 2014, 02:49 PM
Jun 2014

it's 24/7 sabotage and destabilize the Federal government - fugging non-stop.
They have destroyed America.

Jeff In Milwaukee

(13,992 posts)
34. Can you imagine the howling...the screeching...
Sun Jun 1, 2014, 02:55 PM
Jun 2014

over at Fox News if Obama hadn't taken this deal?

Fuck them. Fuck them all.

pinboy3niner

(53,339 posts)
36. Bowe Bergdahl's parents to speak live in Idaho in about 12 minutes
Sun Jun 1, 2014, 03:06 PM
Jun 2014

They will take questions and it's likely they will be asked what they think of RW criticism of the exchange.

Check CNN live coverage or other cable stations.

pinboy3niner

(53,339 posts)
44. Yes, it was
Sun Jun 1, 2014, 03:42 PM
Jun 2014

Originally, CNN reported that the Bergdahls would be taking questions. Maybe they had second thoughts and wisely decided to change that plan.

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