You'd think everyone would rejoice at the fact that Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl -- the last American prisoner in Afghanistan -- has been freed. You may not like the price we paid (5 terrorists that had been in Gitmo for about a decade -- or 5 years longer than Bergdahl was held), but the fact is, he is home.
And he is home because President Barack Obama pulled the trigger on the trade. He didn't dither around, or conduct internal polls, or try to get permission from the Teahadists in Congress who are frightfully busy making sure nothing of substance gets done that might remotely be seen as a win for the Secret Kenyan Mooslim Sleeper Agent that's currently squatting in THEIR White House. Nope, he just did it, on his own, just like the GOTP Man Crush Vladimir (Pooty-Poot) Putin would do it.
You'd think everyone would be happy about that.
And you'd be wrong.
Check under the Socialist orange beignet for details.
I was waiting for a take-out order at Chili's when I saw this story. Happily, I wasn't drinking at the time, because I would have done a colossal spit-take:
Rep. Howard "Buck" McKeon of California and Sen. James Inhofe of Oklahoma said in a statement that Obama is required by law to notify Congress 30 days before any terrorists are transferred from the U.S. facility. They said Obama also is required to explain how the threat posed by such terrorists has been substantially mitigated.Oh, HORRORS! The GOTP didn't get 30 days to (a) leak this deal to FoxSpews so it could be torpedoed, (b) demagogue this deal into the ground while raising as much cash for the midterms as they could, and (c) give Darrell Issa a chance to take the spotlight back from Trey Gowdy Doody and tell Kerry to get his ass back to the Hill because HE'S BEEN DOUBLE-SECRET RE-SUBPOENAED!!!
Why? Why? WHY, OH WHY didn't Obama realize that THEY are in charge of this country, and he's only keeping the Oval Office for President Rand "Mr. Decisive" Paul?
In response, the White House said it moved as quickly as possible given the opportunity that arose to secure Bergdahl's release. Citing "these unique and exigent circumstances," the White House said a decision was made to go ahead with the transfer despite the legal requirement of 30 days advance notice to Congress.But... But... But those prisoners might have been the Taliban version of the Avengers! We must be ABSOLUTELY SURE they'll never harm us again -- which either involves them having their arms, legs, teeth and tongues removed (so they'll never act on all the valuable intel they wheedled out of unknowing U.S. interrogators), or they must swear a blood oath to the Bebbay Jeebus and promise to spread the Gospel to all their old friends.
And here's why:
"Our terrorist adversaries now have a strong incentive to capture Americans. That incentive will put our forces in Afghanistan and around the world at even greater risk," they said.Right. Blowing up villages and killing innocent civilians wasn't enough of "a strong incentive to capture Americans." Just ask Sgt. Bergdahl. His captors probably didn't give a shit that night, and just brought him back to camp because it was too much trouble to kill him. But now... NOW.... no American is SAFE!
People, this is why we fight. I don't mean fighting terrorists or Communists or whatever shiny object we're supposed to hate this week. I'm talking this is why WE fight to defeat the GOTP at every opportunity. Vote, and GET OUT THE VOTE this November! We cannot allow these miserable fuckers to hamstring this country one more minute. We can't wait for Hillary. We need to take back control NOW.