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President Obama
was he right to trade one American soldier for 5 terrorists,
there seems plenty of people who think he was wrong, as they are now out, and possibly going to commit further atrocities.
there seems plenty of people who think he was wrong, as they are now out, and possibly going to commit further atrocities.
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If my memory serves me correctly I heard that as well em and also that 6 soldiers died trying to 'rescue' him. Read he was a deserter or thought to be by some.
11:12 Tue 03rd Jun 2014
seems that there is a lot more to this story,
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Looking at the story behind his 'capture' and the lives subsequently lost in the search for him it appears that yet again the terrorists have succeeded in a major coup.
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I'm wondering how long Bergdahl will remain in the US of his own free will.
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I'm wondering how long Bergdahl will remain in the US of his own free will.
I would suggest that quantifying the value of the lives of prisoners is a pretty difficult wire to walk.
Do you swap one-for-one, or, as in the case, do you negotiate what would appear to be the best option to free your citizen?
Where would Obama have been if he had refused to do the deal, and the solder had been executed and the film placed on YouTube?
Impossible decisions have to be made, and time will tell if this was a correct one.
Do you swap one-for-one, or, as in the case, do you negotiate what would appear to be the best option to free your citizen?
Where would Obama have been if he had refused to do the deal, and the solder had been executed and the film placed on YouTube?
Impossible decisions have to be made, and time will tell if this was a correct one.
Obama declared his intention to close down Guantanamo Bay 5 years ago......and yet.....
These 5 Taliban detainees have been held for 12 years without trial. If they were ambivalent to the Americans 12 years ago, they certainly won't be now.
In swapping them for a US soldier, he may well have proceeded further with his desire to empty Gitmo and at the same time, gone some way to placating the more moderate Taliban.....as well as silencing some of his critics. Of course, there will now be a whole host of 'new' critics for him to deal with...
These 5 Taliban detainees have been held for 12 years without trial. If they were ambivalent to the Americans 12 years ago, they certainly won't be now.
In swapping them for a US soldier, he may well have proceeded further with his desire to empty Gitmo and at the same time, gone some way to placating the more moderate Taliban.....as well as silencing some of his critics. Of course, there will now be a whole host of 'new' critics for him to deal with...
