Rep. Kinzinger: Obama Admin ‘Having a Very Hard Time’ Explaining Bergdahl Swap

KINZINGER I had a ░░░░░░░░ and nothing classified about ░░░░░░░░ It was a lot ░░░░░░░░ what you see in ░░░░░░░░ media It was the ░░░░░░░░ trying to explain away ░░░░░░░░ terrible deal They are ░░░░░░░░ a very hard time ░░░░░░░░ that And I think ░░░░░░░░ actually hit me too ░░░░░░░░ you have them say ░░░░░░░░ look we are going ░░░░░░░░ be out of Afghanistan ░░░░░░░░ 2016 so American troops ░░░░░░░░ aren t going to ░░░░░░░░ that threatened by these ░░░░░░░░ high ranking Taliban officials ░░░░░░░░ interesting thing about that ░░░░░░░░ is that we spent ░░░░░░░░ years trying to help ░░░░░░░░ Afghan people trying to ░░░░░░░░ a country that they ░░░░░░░░ live peacefully in While ░░░░░░░░ may be reducing our ░░░░░░░░ presence which I think ░░░░░░░░ the long run is ░░░░░░░░ mistake the Afghan people ░░░░░░░░ military are going to ░░░░░░░░ to face these five ░░░░░░░░ leaders which are going ░░░░░░░░ go back frankly to ░░░░░░░░ and be hailed as ░░░░░░░░ you know the survivors ░░░░░░░░ Gitmo This is a ░░░░░░░░ deal and no matter ░░░░░░░░ hard they try you ░░░░░░░░ t put perfume on ░░░░░░░░ pick GUILFOYLE It s ░░░░░░░░ because it seems that ░░░░░░░░ American people are very ░░░░░░░░ about this disheartened and ░░░░░░░░ concerned from a security ░░░░░░░░ level that this swap ░░░░░░░░ been made already and ░░░░░░░░ without proper consultation citing ░░░░░░░░ circumstances They said there ░░░░░░░░ this proof of life ░░░░░░░░ warranted them violating the ░░░░░░░░ going around everybody including ░░░░░░░░ even letting somebody like ░░░░░░░░ Feinstein know what was ░░░░░░░░ on and this is ░░░░░░░░ we have to show ░░░░░░░░ their sneaky work KINZINGER ░░░░░░░░ they tried every effort ░░░░░░░░ explain why they didn ░░░░░░░░ notify Congress as required ░░░░░░░░ law They came up ░░░░░░░░ The reality is there ░░░░░░░░ a lot of members ░░░░░░░░ were notified of the ░░░░░░░░ Laden raid That didn ░░░░░░░░ get out Two years ░░░░░░░░ they talked about the ░░░░░░░░ of this exchange for ░░░░░░░░ That didn t get ░░░░░░░░ But what happened is ░░░░░░░░ it was so soundly ░░░░░░░░ in a bipartisan way ░░░░░░░░ members of Congress We ░░░░░░░░ t want Congress to ░░░░░░░░ No we will go ░░░░░░░░ Congress and do our ░░░░░░░░ thing They have put ░░░░░░░░ and the Afghan people ░░░░░░░░ a very bad position ░░░░░░░░ One last point I ░░░░░░░░ to make on this ░░░░░░░░ is the president is ░░░░░░░░ essence declaring the War ░░░░░░░░ Terror over I hope ░░░░░░░░ has an agreement from ░░░░░░░░ Taliban and al Qaeda ░░░░░░░░ they are done with ░░░░░░░░ War on Terror too ░░░░░░░░ has basically said it ░░░░░░░░ the end of hostilities ░░░░░░░░ are releasing everybody and ░░░░░░░░ should negotiate with the ░░░░░░░░ are trying to negotiate ░░░░░░░░ the Taliban and 18 ░░░░░░░░ were killed in the ░░░░░░░░ yesterday GUILFOYLE Exactly It ░░░░░░░░ far from over In ░░░░░░░░ many people think it ░░░░░░░░ just beginning and getting ░░░░░░░░ up again This was ░░░░░░░░ rejuvenation they needed You ░░░░░░░░ a veteran of Afghanistan ░░░░░░░░ Iraq wars I want ░░░░░░░░ get you to respond ░░░░░░░░ Secretary Kerry saying that ░░░░░░░░ claiming that the release ░░░░░░░░ the Taliban members from ░░░░░░░░ puts our troops at ░░░░░░░░ risk are quote bologna ░░░░░░░░ you agree with this ░░░░░░░░ a veteran KINZINGER It ░░░░░░░░ absolutely bewildering he would ░░░░░░░░ that he knows what ░░░░░░░░ comments did after Vietnam ░░░░░░░░ hurt morale This is ░░░░░░░░ only hurting morale This ░░░░░░░░ actually putting American lives ░░░░░░░░ risk It s funny ░░░░░░░░ the secretary would say ░░░░░░░░ because members of the ░░░░░░░░ admitted in the briefing ░░░░░░░░ that this could potentially ░░░░░░░░ American soldiers I think ░░░░░░░░ administration between Secretary Kerry ░░░░░░░░ between the folks that ░░░░░░░░ us have got to ░░░░░░░░ it straight Just come ░░░░░░░░ and admitted it Just ░░░░░░░░ it and say that ░░░░░░░░ thought this was worth ░░░░░░░░ but don t try ░░░░░░░░ pretend this isn t ░░░░░░░░ issue.”