The White House is growing defensive against the backlash from the Right for their handling of the capture of 10 US sailors.
During the White House press briefing today, Press Secretary Josh Earnest accused Republicans of being unpatriotic in response to the successful release of the sailors.
“I know that the only people who are unhappy about it are Republicans for some reason,” Earnest said.
But it seems that Republican attacks are upsetting White House staff, particularly after the photos of the Iranians forcing the U.S. sailors to surrender went viral and was a prominent topic during the presidential debate last night.
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Earnest criticized Republicans for their “rather rash and irresponsible reactions” to the incident suggesting that “if we had followed the advice of some of the Republican critics of the administration, we’d probably be in a bloody war with Iran right now over our sailors.”
He argued that the sailors’ release from Iranian custody was proof Obama was pursuing a smart diplomatic strategy with the country.
“I think it underscores the value of responsible, mature presidential leadership,” Earnest said.
Source: Breitbart
If the White House’s idea of “responsible, mature presidential leadership” is letting America look weak against the forces of a country that was under severe sanction less than a year ago, I wonder what their idea of irresponsible leadership would be. Maybe with a Republican back in office, it would look like America is a superpower again.
