Post by Poor Richard on Sept 24, 2023 6:43:04 GMT -7
Navy SEAL Sheehy slams Biden's 'shameful' hostage exchange with Iran, 'dangerous' foreign policy decisions
Fox News reports "Former Navy Seal Tim Sheehy, the Republican candidate running to unseat Democrat Sen. Jon Tester in Montana, criticized President Biden's handling of foreign policy after the withdrawal from Afghanistan, Iranian prisoner swap, and "dangerous" military focus.
"We're encouraging our generals and admirals to focus on social issues instead of combat readiness," Sheehy told Fox News Digital in an exclusive interview about the military's current trajectory under Biden. "We need to really focus on getting our military back to combat lethality."
Biden recently issued a $6 billion prisoner swap with Iran in exchange for five American prisoners - a move that prompted pushback from several members of Congress including Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., who said it placed a "$1.2-billion bounty on the head of every American hostage.""
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"We're encouraging our generals and admirals to focus on social issues instead of combat readiness," Sheehy told Fox News Digital in an exclusive interview about the military's current trajectory under Biden. "We need to really focus on getting our military back to combat lethality."
Biden recently issued a $6 billion prisoner swap with Iran in exchange for five American prisoners - a move that prompted pushback from several members of Congress including Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., who said it placed a "$1.2-billion bounty on the head of every American hostage.""
Read the full story here.