It was a unanimous decision among my principals in my government and a view that was shared by the members of the joint chiefs of staff. And this is something that I would do again. And I will continue to do wherever I have an opportunity if I have a member of our military who is in captivity. We're going to try to get them out.
President Obama defends the decision to trade Guantanamo detainees for Bowe Bergdahl, emphasizing the unanimous support from his administration and military leaders.
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The fact that any president, or any administration, is willing to engage in such transparent efforts to intimidate someone should outrage all Americans, regardless of how they feel about Congresswoman Omar’s political views.
When we choose, when we make that decision, I do believe – and there is evidence for this – that the world gets incrementally better, and that is a worthy goal and it’s worth fighting for.
And I will fight for that, even if I don’t always think it’s going to win.
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