Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.), who served in Afghanistan and Iraq, is not pleased at all with the administration for releasing five Taliban leaders from Guantanamo Bay. As Twitchy reported, their release was in exchange for Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, who had been held by the Taliban since 2009.
.@RepKinzinger on Bergdahl prisoner exchange: "This whole exchange is shocking to me and I'm very disappointed." #MTP
— Meet the Press (@meetthepress) June 1, 2014
Kinzinger: "The release of 5 mid- 2 hi-level Taliban is shocking 2 me." #GOP
— Alan K. Ota (@Alankota) June 1, 2014
@ConNewsNow Has Kinzinger been in a cave since 2008? This is par for the course for a lawless administration…more to come…
— Lion_LAM (@Lion_LAM) June 1, 2014
National Review has video of Kinzinger’s comments on “Meet the Press.”
Kinzinger: Prisoner Exchange 'Shocking,' 'I'm Very Disappointed' http://t.co/lwul4ImxMj
— Patriot Corner (@PatriotCorner) June 1, 2014
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‘Working to free all Guantanamo prisoners’ tweet from account of released soldier’s father deleted
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‘Bad, bad guys’: Taliban leaders released in return for captive US soldier set off alarms