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Re: Parents of fallen soldier: Our son died looking for Bergdahl and the military lie
I actually think Obama must be ready to throttle her right now. Instead of making him look good, she's making him look really really bad. Obama's apparently been calling her to apologize for his transgressions.
"He was undernourished, not necessarily malnourished," echoed Sen. Dianne Feinstein, the panel's Democratic chair, citing an assessment from a few months ago. "Unless something catastrophic happened, I think there was no reason to believe he was in instant danger. There certainly was time to pick up the phone and call."
Both senators slammed the administration's disregard for Congress after attending a classified briefing with intelligence officials Tuesday.
Feinstein said she and Chambliss wrote classified letters to President Barack Obama and then-Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton in late 2011 and early 2012 expressing their opposition to the transfer of high-level detainees to Qatar as part of the proposed deal to free Bergdahl. The top House Republican and Democrat for intelligence also signed on.
Clinton responded by promising further consultation before making the exchange, Feinstein said, but no subsequent talks or notification ever occurred. Feinstein said the administration knew it must notify Congress at least 30 days in advance.
"Our views were clearly translated," Feinstein told reporters. "So it comes with some surprise and dismay that the transfers went ahead with no consultation, totally not following the law."
Congress kept in dark on Bergdahl swap since 2012
Hint: Don't hold your breath! :lamo: Feinstein is just doing her job for her boss, trying to garner sympathy - did you expect less?
I actually think Obama must be ready to throttle her right now. Instead of making him look good, she's making him look really really bad. Obama's apparently been calling her to apologize for his transgressions.
"He was undernourished, not necessarily malnourished," echoed Sen. Dianne Feinstein, the panel's Democratic chair, citing an assessment from a few months ago. "Unless something catastrophic happened, I think there was no reason to believe he was in instant danger. There certainly was time to pick up the phone and call."
Both senators slammed the administration's disregard for Congress after attending a classified briefing with intelligence officials Tuesday.
Feinstein said she and Chambliss wrote classified letters to President Barack Obama and then-Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton in late 2011 and early 2012 expressing their opposition to the transfer of high-level detainees to Qatar as part of the proposed deal to free Bergdahl. The top House Republican and Democrat for intelligence also signed on.
Clinton responded by promising further consultation before making the exchange, Feinstein said, but no subsequent talks or notification ever occurred. Feinstein said the administration knew it must notify Congress at least 30 days in advance.
"Our views were clearly translated," Feinstein told reporters. "So it comes with some surprise and dismay that the transfers went ahead with no consultation, totally not following the law."
Congress kept in dark on Bergdahl swap since 2012