Harry Reid Laments ‘Political Games’ Being Played Over Bergdahl by Obama Opponents

REID You ve seen ░░░░░░░░ dad with his long ░░░░░░░░ beard He decided to ░░░░░░░░ that beard as long ░░░░░░░░ his son was gone ░░░░░░░░ son is home now ░░░░░░░░ almost home Unfortunately though ░░░░░░░░ President opponents of President ░░░░░░░░ have seized upon the ░░░░░░░░ of an American prisoner ░░░░░░░░ war that s what ░░░░░░░░ was using a moment ░░░░░░░░ celebration for our nation ░░░░░░░░ a chance to play ░░░░░░░░ games The safe return ░░░░░░░░ an American soldier should ░░░░░░░░ be used for political ░░░░░░░░ When a man or ░░░░░░░░ puts on the uniform ░░░░░░░░ a United States serviceman ░░░░░░░░ have America s uncompromising ░░░░░░░░ Just a couple weeks ░░░░░░░░ the junior senator from ░░░░░░░░ Hampshire released a statement ░░░░░░░░ her diligence in calling ░░░░░░░░ the Department of Defense ░░░░░░░░ and I quote Do ░░░░░░░░ it can to find ░░░░░░░░ Bowe Bergdahl and bring ░░░░░░░░ home In April Republican ░░░░░░░░ the Republican leader and ░░░░░░░░ junior senator from Pennsylvania ░░░░░░░░ a resolution quote To ░░░░░░░░ the sense of the ░░░░░░░░ that no member of ░░░░░░░░ armed forces who was ░░░░░░░░ in action should be ░░░░░░░░ behind Close quote Senator ░░░░░░░░ the senior senator from ░░░░░░░░ even said that the ░░░░░░░░ States must and I ░░░░░░░░ Must make every effort ░░░░░░░░ bring this captured soldier ░░░░░░░░ to his family Close ░░░░░░░░ President Obama and his ░░░░░░░░ did just that They ░░░░░░░░ every effort and brought ░░░░░░░░ young man home The ░░░░░░░░ was made by the ░░░░░░░░ from New Hampshire the ░░░░░░░░ leader the junior senator ░░░░░░░░ Pennsylvania and the senior ░░░░░░░░ from Oklahoma Yet some ░░░░░░░░ these senators are now ░░░░░░░░ the very same efforts ░░░░░░░░ secured Sergeant Bergdahl s ░░░░░░░░ They re worried his ░░░░░░░░ could be seen as ░░░░░░░░ victory for President Obama ░░░░░░░░ the president said this ░░░░░░░░ not a victory for ░░░░░░░░ It is a victory ░░░░░░░░ the United States military ░░░░░░░░ our country Let me ░░░░░░░░ that notion to rest ░░░░░░░░ It is not a ░░░░░░░░ for President Obama It ░░░░░░░░ a victory for our ░░░░░░░░ their families and our ░░░░░░░░ country No member of ░░░░░░░░ armed forces should be ░░░░░░░░ behind and President Obama ░░░░░░░░ to that Mr President ░░░░░░░░ are questions regarding Sergeant ░░░░░░░░ s disappearance and whether ░░░░░░░░ not military code was ░░░░░░░░ These are issues that ░░░░░░░░ be resolved by the ░░░░░░░░ States Army not Monday ░░░░░░░░ quarterbacks on Capitol Hill ░░░░░░░░ me say this for ░░░░░░░░ sake of the argument ░░░░░░░░ s assume that Bergdahl ░░░░░░░░ violate his sworn oath ░░░░░░░░ do we do Do ░░░░░░░░ mete out justice to ░░░░░░░░ American soldier The U ░░░░░░░░ our country as the ░░░░░░░░ of the joint chiefs ░░░░░░░░ staff has said yesterday ░░░░░░░░ the date before if ░░░░░░░░ s done something wrong ░░░░░░░░ justice will step in ░░░░░░░░ take care of that ░░░░░░░░ if in fact there ░░░░░░░░ one I don t ░░░░░░░░ But certainly that s ░░░░░░░░ better approach than having ░░░░░░░░ Taliban do it I ░░░░░░░░ trust the justice system ░░░░░░░░ the United States American ░░░░░░░░ every of the United ░░░░░░░░ Army American justice every ░░░░░░░░ We see the brutality ░░░░░░░░ the Taliban Whatever the ░░░░░░░░ of the military s ░░░░░░░░ it doesn t change ░░░░░░░░ fact that one more ░░░░░░░░ soldier is home safe ░░░░░░░░ was the alternative Would ░░░░░░░░ American prefer that a ░░░░░░░░ S soldier remain in ░░░░░░░░ until all the questions ░░░░░░░░ been answered Of course ░░░░░░░░ In the United States ░░░░░░░░ rescue our soldiers first ░░░░░░░░ ask questions later Here ░░░░░░░░ what Rear Admiral John ░░░░░░░░ said This is a ░░░░░░░░ that s so powerful ░░░░░░░░ you re in the ░░░░░░░░ and you go overboard ░░░░░░░░ doesn t matter if ░░░░░░░░ are pushed fell our ░░░░░░░░ We are going to ░░░░░░░░ the ship around and ░░░░░░░░ up That s what ░░░░░░░░ said When you re ░░░░░░░░ the navy and you ░░░░░░░░ overboard it doesn t ░░░░░░░░ if you are pushed ░░░░░░░░ our jumped We re ░░░░░░░░ to turn the ship ░░░░░░░░ and pick you up ░░░░░░░░ m grateful for the ░░░░░░░░ people who refused to ░░░░░░░░ about Sergeant Bergdahl and ░░░░░░░░ hard to get him ░░░░░░░░