Reid wouldn’t know honor if it was a cinderblock being dropped on his head.

Via The Hill:

[R]eid slammed his Republican colleagues and said Obama did the right thing.

“President Obama as commander in chief acted honorably in helping an American soldier return home,” Reid said.

“Unfortunately, though, Mr. President, opponents of President Obama have seized upon the release of an American prisoner of war — that’s what he was — using a moment of celebration for our nation as a chance to play political games,” he said, addressing his comment to the Senate’s presiding chairman.

“Some of these senators are now denouncing the very same efforts that secured Sgt. Bergdahl’s release. They’re worried his release could be seen as a victory for President Obama,” he added.

Republicans have blasted the prisoner exchange as setting a dangerous precedent of “negotiating with terrorists” and have raised questions about whether Bergdahl deserted his post before being captured by the Taliban.

Reid said members of Congress are in no position to judge Bergdahl’s actions from five years ago.

“There are questions regarding Sgt. Bergdahl’s disappearance and whether or not military code was violated. These are issues that will be resolved by the United States Army, not Monday-morning quarterbacks on Capitol Hill,” he said.

Reid argued that even if Bergdahl went absent without leave, it is far better that he be disciplined by U.S. military authorities than left to the whims of his Taliban captors.

“Would any American honestly prefer that a U.S. soldier remain in captivity until all the questions have been answered? Of course not,” he said.