Obama On Taliban-Bergdahl Swap: I'd Do It Again
"It's also important for us to recognize that the transition process of ending a war is gonna involve, on occasion, releasing folks who we may not trust but we can't convict," Obama said in the interview with NBC in Normandy, France. "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's in captivity. We're gonna try to get 'em out."
The White House had come under fire over the swap from members of Congress, the public, and others in recent days, but had defended the negotiation for Bergdahl as important, citing the soldier's declining health and the possibility he could be killed if details leaked of the deal.
"We had to act fast in a delicate situation that required no publicity," Obama said.
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