Fox News contributor Juan Williams on Sunday slammed the “Fox News Sunday” panel and Republicans in general for scrutinizing Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, the soldier recently released as a prisoner from the Taliban.
“This young man suffered. He was caged. His parents suffered. And yet people want to argue about the father’s beard. They want to say they shouldn’t have a parade. Let the military decide,” Williams said on “Fox News Sunday.” “Not us sitting here on this panel and not all the political people on the Republican side who have flip-flopped — flip-flopped in the most craven way.”
Many lawmakers initially supported negotiating for the release of Bergdahl and celebrated his ultimate freedom, but then backtracked to criticize the deal and Bergdahl himself.
While most criticism directed at the administration over the prisoner exchange came from Republicans, some Democratic lawmakers expressed discomfort with the deal. Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) slammed the administration for not following the law by failing to consult Congress before freeing five Guantanamo detainees in exchange for Bergdahl.
Watch the clip, courtesy of the DNC:
Sensible talk on Fox News? I don’t believe it.
When Richard Mourdock explains how the swap for Bergdahl makes America like NazI Germany because [insert mistaken historical event here], then the circle will be squared.
In the meantime: really, Mr. Williams? And what, after all this time, did you expect?
Juan Williams, over the past couple of years, has given evidence that he realizes just what a Devil’s bargain he made. Question now is–does he have the guts to walk away from the Fox money-teat?
A number of conservatives have criticized others on this issue, including Krauthammer and Brooks. More will probably follow as they realize how alarming it is to administer a litmus test to the politics of freeing P.O.W.s.
Anyone who says they changed their mind about Bergdahl because they didn’t have all the facts, remind them that they still don’t have all the facts.