U.S. Republican lawmakers criticized the Obama administration's handling (Tuesday) Edward Snowden case, call the U.S. President Barack Obama failed to persuade Russia and China, returned to the U.S. intelligence contractor fugitive weak.
Snowdon weekend departure from Hong Kong to Moscow angered lawmakers and frustrated, especially in the Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Tuesday confirmed Snowdon airport. He ruled out to him, and dismissed the U.S. criticism as "ravings and garbage."
"I am one who likes the president, but they knew that he was weak," Republican Senator Orrin Hatch told reporters in the Capitol. "They know that he was so worried about foreign affairs and their involvement in balancing power play on it, they enjoy very, very much, especially Putin it's really exciting, my frustration."
Republican Senator John McCain often criticized Obama's foreign and military policy, also criticized his weakness, and said that the government must re-evaluate its relations with Moscow.
"This should lead to a profound re-evaluate our relationship with Russia, and Putin's something that many of us have been saying for a long time," McCain said, calling Putin's "KGB colonel, have no interest in the same values and the principles we hold dear. "
Criticism, marking a shift from the disclosure of the U.S. secret surveillance program's initial response. Even many of Obama's toughest critics focused their anger only in Snowdon, labeling and former employees in the intelligence contractor Booz Allen Hamilton, a traitor and called for stiff penalties.
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The U.S. State Department said on Tuesday that the tricky task, urged Russia to expel Snowdon, "without delay to persuade Russia to decorate the deep contact with diplomats in Moscow, the State Bill Burns, deputy director of the White House in the hands of surrender Snowdon.
After criticism that the Administration had waited too long Snowdon passport revoked, Obama referred to the Justice Department on Monday in the case of specific problems.
Democrats retained their criticism of Moscow. Democratic Senator Mark Warner said: "I am very disappointed with the Russian government's actions,."
On a related issue, Republicans and Obama's fellow Democrats have called for an uncompromising look at the intelligence agencies use outside contractors.
Democratic senators, the Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Carl Levin, said: "There should be congressional oversight." "Congressional oversight is very effective, it is essential."
However, a likely 2016 presidential contender, Republican Rep. Paul Ryan accused the Obama administration, because he questioned was allowed low-level private contractors like the National Security Agency Snowdon how to get a lot of top-secret U.S. intelligence.
"It just seems increasingly reveals an incompetent government of the day," Ryan, who ran in 2012, Vice-President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden (Joe Biden) defeated the Republican ticket told CBS (CBS) of the "today Morning "program.
"Once we found this man stole our secrets, the divulgence them, do you think we would do a better job, to follow up their operations in China and other countries," Ryan said.
 



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