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I wouldnt want to be an American in the middle east.......

I sure as hell wouldnt want to be an American in the middle east now that Obama has released Bowe Bergdahl.....I predict more of our people will be taken into captivity now. And why would 5 taliban be released for one military deserter????? It does not make sense. Seems like our government is playing with fire for political reasons.
 
I sure as hell wouldnt want to be an American in the middle east now that Obama has released Bowe Bergdahl.....I predict more of our people will be taken into captivity now. And why would 5 taliban be released for one military deserter????? It does not make sense. Seems like our government is playing with fire for political reasons.
Maybe obama want's him to face the UCMJ for deserting?
OR
Give him a hero's welcome
 
My problem with the Bergdahl thing is that Obama waited for almost 5 years before he let this become an issue for him....couldn't be because of election year, could it? LOL

As to Bergdahl's release, I am glad we got him back. Even though a deserter, I think he served his time. As for the wisdom of illegally dealing with terrorists for a prisoner exchange, remember this:

It makes Congress look bad, because they probably would have voted against dealing with them--and rightfully so. And that is GOOD for votes for the democrats.

And....it takes some of the attention away from the VA issues Obama is getting flack on. That, too, is GOOD for the upcoming election for democrats.

In a nutshell, for Obama this was just another political move. Not only does it make him look good, it also helps the Taliban. Does it also forever change our policy for dealing with terrorists? Time will tell.
 
My problem with the Bergdahl thing is that Obama waited for almost 5 years before he let this become an issue for him....couldn't be because of election year, could it? LOL

As to Bergdahl's release, I am glad we got him back. Even though a deserter, I think he served his time. As for the wisdom of illegally dealing with terrorists for a prisoner exchange, remember this:

It makes Congress look bad, because they probably would have voted against dealing with them--and rightfully so. And that is GOOD for votes for the democrats.

And....it takes some of the attention away from the VA issues Obama is getting flack on. That, too, is GOOD for the upcoming election for democrats.

In a nutshell, for Obama this was just another political move. Not only does it make him look good, it also helps the Taliban. Does it also forever change our policy for dealing with terrorists? Time will tell.

Surely you must have evidence that Obama could have freed Bergdahl earlier but declined for political reasons.

Or perhaps yer just talking out of yer ass?

;-)
 
Surely you must have evidence that Obama could have freed Bergdahl earlier but declined for political reasons.

Or perhaps yer just talking out of yer ass?

;-)
The Taliban has been trying to get these 5 back for years. Google it. They were always willing to exchange Bergdahl for them.
 
The Taliban has been trying to get these 5 back for years. Google it. They were always willing to exchange Bergdahl for them.
Here is what obama got for 1 deserter
Khair Ulla Said Wali Khairkhwa

Khairkhwa was an early member of the Taliban in 1994 and was interior minister during the Taliban's rule. He hails from the same tribe as Afghan President Hamid Karzai and was captured in January 2002. Khairkhwa's most prominent position was as governor of Herat province from 1999 to 2001, and he was alleged to have been "directly associated" with Osama bin Laden. According to a detainee assessment, Khairkhwa also was probably associated with al Qaeda's now-deceased leader in Iraq, Abu Musab al Zarqawi. He is described as one of the "major opium drug lords in western Afghanistan" and a "friend" of Karzai. He was arrested in Pakistan and was transferred to Guantanamo in May 2002. During questioning, Khairkhwa denied all knowledge of extremist activities.


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U.S. Army Sergeant released by Taliban
Mullah Mohammad Fazl

Fazl commanded the main force fighting the U.S.-backed Northern Alliance in 2001, and served as chief of army staff under the Taliban regime. He has been accused of war crimes during Afghanistan's civil war in the 1990s. Fazl was detained after surrendering to Abdul Rashid Dostam, the leader of Afghanistan's Uzbek community, in November 2001. He was wanted by the United Nations in connection with the massacre of thousands of Afghan Shiites during the Taliban's rule. "When asked about the murders, he did not express any regret," according to the detainee assessment. He was alleged to have been associated with several militant Islamist groups, including al Qaeda. He was transferred into U.S. custody in December 2001 and was one of the first arrivals at Guantanamo, where he was assessed as having high intelligence value.

Mullah Norullah Noori

Noori served as governor of Balkh province in the Taliban regime and played some role in coordinating the fight against the Northern Alliance. Like Fazl, Noori was detained after surrendering to Dostam, the Uzbek leader, in 2001.Noori claimed during interrogation that "he never received any weapons or military training." According to 2008 detainee assessment, Noori "continues to deny his role, importance and level of access to Taliban officials." That same assessment characterized him as high risk and of high intelligence value.

Abdul Haq Wasiq

Wasiq was the deputy chief of the Taliban regime's intelligence service. His cousin was head of the service. An administrative review in 2007 cited a source as saying that Wasiq was also "an al Qaeda intelligence member" and had links with members of another militant Islamist group, Hezb-e-Islami Gulbuddin. Wasiq claimed, according to the review, that he was arrested while trying to help the United States locate senior Taliban figures. He denied any links to militant groups.

Mohammad Nabi Omari

Omari was a minor Taliban official in Khost Province.According to the first administrative review in 2004, he was a member of the Taliban and associated with both al Qaeda and another militant group Hezb-e-Islami Gulbuddin. He was the Taliban's chief of communications and helped al Qaeda members escape from Afghanistan to Pakistan. Omari acknowledged during hearings that he had worked for the Taliban but denied connections with militant groups. He also said that he had worked with a U.S. operative named Mark to try to track down Taliban leader Mullah Omar.
http://www.cnn.com/2014/05/31/us/bergdahl-transferred-guantanamo-detainees/
 
Bergdahl is one of ours; we go get our people, no matter what issues we have with them, no matter how they were taken, no matter who has them, or how long it has been. We go get our people....
 
I sure as hell wouldnt want to be an American in the middle east now that Obama has released Bowe Bergdahl.....I predict more of our people will be taken into captivity now. And why would 5 taliban be released for one military deserter????? It does not make sense. Seems like our government is playing with fire for political reasons.

Everything the Obama administration does is for political points. This administration is clueless about the needs of this country............. actually........... its utter disdain for the country is what drives it, no doubt.
 
See my top-post (about the Obama motivation). Seems someone in his admin slipped the political motivation (pluses) to Rolling Stone in 2012.

My problem with the Bergdahl thing is that Obama waited for almost 5 years before he let this become an issue for him....couldn't be because of election year, could it? LOL

As to Bergdahl's release, I am glad we got him back. Even though a deserter, I think he served his time. As for the wisdom of illegally dealing with terrorists for a prisoner exchange, remember this:

It makes Congress look bad, because they probably would have voted against dealing with them--and rightfully so. And that is GOOD for votes for the democrats.

And....it takes some of the attention away from the VA issues Obama is getting flack on. That, too, is GOOD for the upcoming election for democrats.

In a nutshell, for Obama this was just another political move. Not only does it make him look good, it also helps the Taliban. Does it also forever change our policy for dealing with terrorists? Time will tell.
 
I was thinking they would be good supporting cast members in the Obama administration... :)

(or candidates for double-tap therapy)

I agree, but either do one or the other; kill them or let them go. We didn't take them to raise, for fucks sake....
 
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