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Says the negligent pilot POW who was released via prisoner swap.
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Now, if Bergdahl were the son of an admiral, well…
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It is so sad and dishonorable for these republicans to play politics with something that is not only right and moral, but something they in their heart believe is right. Senator McCain should be ashamed of himself.
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Senator, you are aware we never actually declared war against North Vietnam, aren’t you?
Also, while I’m sure these 5 Taliban detainees are nasty folk, none of them was suspected of being Al Queada, or involved in plots against the United States as far as I know. They may be terrorists - a conveniently loose term - but they weren’t terrorizing us.
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Craven.
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Wow… I wonder if John McCain heard that SCOTUS Justice Clarence Thomas is opposed to Affirmative Action?
Probably more like nasty folks each of which has an itty-bitty gps chip implanted somewhere…
Brings to mind the old saying "times fun when you’re having flies"
Welcome Home Taliban parties are much more fun when you’re having incoming hellfire missiles.
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Interesting that, even after all these years, there still is a Taliban. Which President went into Afghanistan without a clear mission, consistent, achievable goals or exit strategy again? I can’t quite remember the name.
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Well if you were on the fence about this, now you know the president did the right thing.
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Well, we all make mistakes. Crashing planes, suspending campaigns, picking epically awful running mates that make you a laughing stock forever—this sort of thing can happen to anyone.
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“This decision to bring Sgt. Bergdahl home – and we applaud that he is home – is ill-founded. It is a mistake,”
The decision to bring him home was a mistake, but you applaud that he is home??? Do you think we are that f’ing stupid.
If the decision to bring him home is a mistake, then the alternative is that you think we should have let him rot. You think we should have let him rot. Say it, you coward.
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I’ll take Moronic Oxymorons for $800 please, Alex.
“This decision to bring Sgt. Bergdahl home – and we applaud that he is home – is ill-founded. It is a mistake,”
What’s just like saying you can repeal ACA and keep Kynect?
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What a TROLL.
This ass-hat stands in front of the Phoenix VA hospital thumping his chest against the POTUS, yet in his 30 years, (doing nothing more than farting in our senate seat), he has done NOTHING for the VA, zip!!
Except use it as a prop for his ire, and re-election!!
Worthless do nothing senate lifer, EVER!!!
Go back under your rock, mc fool. And, take the grifter and the plumber with you!!
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So in other words…let the guy die in the hands of the taliban.
Right, mc fool? That IS what you’re saying.
Since you do nothing for the vets, or your state, it is guaranteed that you would do nothing for a POW.
You are disgusting!
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“This decision to bring Sgt. Bergdahl home – and we applaud that he is home – is ill-founded. It is a mistake,”
Funny, you agreed with it back in 2012 (though were your typical nasty self in doing so).
The tensions came to a boil in January, when administration officials went to Capitol Hill to brief a handful of senators on the possibility of a prisoner exchange. The meeting, which excluded staffers, took place in a new secure conference room in the Capitol visitor center. According to sources in the briefing, the discussion sparked a sharp exchange between Senators John McCain and John Kerry, both of whom were decorated for their service in Vietnam. McCain, who endured almost six years of captivity as a prisoner of war, threw a fit at the prospect of releasing five Taliban detainees.
“They’re the five biggest murderers in world history!” McCain fumed.
Kerry, who supported the transfer, thought that was going a bit far. “John,” he said, “the five biggest murderers in the world?”
McCain was furious at the rebuke. “They killed Americans!” he responded. “I suppose Senator Kerry is OK with that?”
McCain reluctantly came around on the prisoner exchange, according to those present at the meeting, but he has continued to speak out against negotiating with the Taliban.
Grampy yelling at clouds once again.
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I have been thinking that these GOPers are really over playing their hand on this. First, Americans are sick of these wars and stopped supporting them years ago, especially Iraq. We all know there have been multiple atrocities committed by US troops. If Bergdahl had problems with what he was seeing, who could blame him? Too bad he couldn’t reach out for help but since he wasn’t going to the beer pong parties maybe he didn’t feel like he could trust anyone.
Second, these guys are Taliban, not Al Queda. While there is certainly a possibility they could get back to their antics (as one General called what US troops did to prisoners at Abu Ghraib) you know they are going to be watched like hawks. Any gamble is a gamble and you know that McCain and his ossified cronies would have done whatever they could to make sure this operation backfired on Obama.
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Country First, my ass.
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You know, I thought exactly the same thing. We are going to be all over these guys like cheap suits. Little itty bit chips indeed, and many of them.
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What if Bergdahl had been exchanged for McCain? Would that have passed muster?
Or would it be like freeing the Republican’s Greatest Leaders?
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