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On the recordSeptember 9, 2014
The United States should not negotiate with terrorists. Members of Congress on both sides of the aisle agree, which is why we have passed laws requiring the President notify us if he wishes to change effective foreign policy. Sadly, when the President unilaterally organized a prisoner swap with the Taliban for the release of Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, he broke the law, disregarded the Constitution, and placed all American families at risk. A recent GAO report details the extent of which the President ignored current law and disregarded Congress in his decision-making. In addition to violating the thirty-day rule, funding was used that was not available to complete the transfer, which violates the Antideficiency Act The five members of the Taliban whom the President released and effectively pardoned from Guantanamo Bay are ``high risk'' and dangerous with extensive ties to al Qaeda. These terrorists have the blood of innocent civilians by the 9/11 attacks and American soldiers on their hands and are fixated on destroying our freedoms. Immediately upon their release, members of the Taliban praised this ``big victory'' as the first time the ``enemy officially recognized our status.'' One Taliban leader went as far to say that the return of one prisoner was ``like pouring 10,000 Taliban fighters into the battle on the side of jihad.…
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Joe Wilson
Republican · South Carolina
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Sep 9, 2014

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