Marie Harf Spins on Fox Re: Iraq and Bergdahl

I am writing this from hotel computer in Las Vegas, so it won't be as detailed as usual. I just finished watching Fox's Megyn Kelly take Deputy DOS bubblehead spokesperson Marie Harf apart.

Harf was asked about the Obama administration's failure to predict or prevent the collapse we are seeing in Iraq. Harf began by spinning the tale that the administration had been warning about ISIS since last November then went into her talking point that they were now focused on assisting Iraq, a point she kept coming back to. She was cut off by Kelly who pointed out that Obama had referred to the fighters in Iraq as the jayvees back in January and said just because they put on Laker uniforms doesn't make them Kobe Bryant. To that Harf retreated back to her talking points. They then went back and forth on who wanted the US out of Iraq-Obama or Iraq. It was Harf's position that Iraq wanted us out and that they would not agree to a status of forces agreement. (Yeah, for 3,000 soldiers which was all Obama wanted to give.)

At any rate, Kelly had her facts together as a good lawyer does, and Harf was left with nothing but spin and her standard talking points.

Kelly then gave Harf a chance to clean up her earlier comment during a briefing that dismissed the idea that Bowe Bergdahl's platoon mates were in the best position to know the circumstances of how he left his unit. She gave the standard line about how much she respects the military, but said that the DOD will have to get to the bottom of what happened and that Bergdahl should not be tried in the press.

Marie Harf handled herself as best one could when all you can do is spin and give the administration's talking points. Before she goes up against Megyn Kelly, however, she needs a lot more seasoning.

I don't have the video available, but it is worth one's while to go to Fox and watch it.