The Most Outrageous Part of the Bergdahl Trade
By now you’ve heard about the prisoner swap of five Taliban commanders from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba for Seargeant Bowe Bergdahl, who has been held by a Taliban-friendly group in Afghanistan since 2009. Military reports and a platoon medic said that Sgt. Bergdahl had a history of deserting his post
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As egregious as these revelations are, this may not be the most outrageous part of all. The final order to make the trade wasn’t made by President Obama… but instead by Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel. This makes us wonder about the President’s leadership style and how decisions are really made in the White House.
What do you think is the biggest mistake by the President: Keeping Congress in the dark about the situation, or having his Secretary of Defense give the final order for the trade?
As egregious as these revelations are, this may not be the most outrageous part of all. The final order to make the trade wasn’t made by President Obama… but instead by Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel. This makes us wonder about the President’s leadership style and how decisions are really made in the White House.
What do you think is the biggest mistake by the President: Keeping Congress in the dark about the situation, or having his Secretary of Defense give the final order for the trade?
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