The only American soldier held prisoner in Afghanistan has been freed by the Taliban in exchange for the release of 5 Afghan detainees from the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, Obama administration officials said Saturday
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I am sure that I join everyone on this forum in wishing this young man and his family and friends the best.
The only American soldier held prisoner in Afghanistan has been freed by the Taliban in exchange for the release of 5 Afghan detainees from the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, Obama administration officials said Saturday
Read more here: http://news.yahoo.com/us-soldier-freed-captivity-afghanistan-164824831-politics.html
I am sure that I join everyone on this forum in wishing this young man and his family and friends the best.
Exchanging prisoners during war has been a long time practice for over 2,000 years.
Nothing wrong with it.
Good news indeed. We've been trying to get him back for a long time. I remember he actually escaped a few years back. Spent several days on the run in the Hindu Kush before they recaptured him.
Are you certain this is okay with you?
Remember, Obama's still the prez.
Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl was captured during the Obama administration, likely because of Obama's PC ROE.
No American left behind.
The only American soldier held prisoner in Afghanistan has been freed by the Taliban in exchange for the release of 5 Afghan detainees from the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, Obama administration officials said Saturday
Read more here: http://news.yahoo.com/us-soldier-freed-captivity-afghanistan-164824831-politics.html
I am sure that I join everyone on this forum in wishing this young man and his family and friends the best.
CNSNews.com) - The State Department was firm on Friday, when reporters asked whether the U.S. government was considering releasing Sheikh Omar Abdel-Rahman, commonly known as “the Blind Sheikh,” the mastermind behind the 1993 World Trade Center attack.
“The United States does not negotiate with terrorists,” State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said.
So you accuse that Sgt. Bergdahl was likely captured because of Obama's PC ROE.Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl was captured during the Obama administration, likely because of Obama's PC ROE.
Apparently we DO negotiate with terrorists.How many soldiers will these released Taliban kill? How many soldiers will now be hunted for ransom? What other unintended consequences will increase the threat to soldiers because we gave into terrorist demands.Of course we're glad to get this soldier back alive, but not at this cost.
State Dept:
Would you prefer that Sgt. Bergdahl still be captured?Apparently we DO negotiate with terrorists.
The only American soldier held prisoner in Afghanistan has been freed by the Taliban in exchange for the release of 5 Afghan detainees from the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, Obama administration officials said Saturday
Read more here: http://news.yahoo.com/us-soldier-freed-captivity-afghanistan-164824831-politics.html
I am sure that I join everyone on this forum in wishing this young man and his family and friends the best.
This is a good thing. Not only do we get a brave young man back, but we are also sending more people out of Guantanamo.
Manc Skipper said:His character assassination is already underway from the American cousins of the Taliban.
Exchanging prisoners during war has been a long time practice for over 2,000 years.
Nothing wrong with it.
Glad we got him back, but didn't we in effect trade five generals for a private?
He's not a "brave young man" or any other kind of hero. He was (apparently) the unit scumbag who got pissed off at his lieutenant and so abandoned his post and ran away from the FOB. He probably has changed a lot since, and I hope he has grown up and become a better person. But this guy doesn't deserve any medals, he deserves to be formally charged.
By which you mean the people who actually served with him?
Look. It's good that we got him back. It's bad that we decided to trade five dudes out of Gitmo for him, apparently on the value of their pinkie-swear that they won't go back to Jihad they pretty-promise-with-a-cherry-on-top. We should go after the American citizens who get kidnapped anywhere in the world, and get them back. But that doesn't make anyone stupid enough to wander off their base in Afghanistan by themselves because they are acting like petulant children into heroes. It just makes them American citizens whom we should go get.
i seriously can't believe that anyone is making this political.
seriously. the guy was a POW for five years. just be happy that he's coming home.
I'm extremely relieved that he has been released. I can't imagine the joy his family must be feeling, nor can I imagine what he has suffered for the past five years.
I'll confess to being nervous about the USA having negotiated with terrorists, which in effect gave them an immense win... five prisoners they wanted desperately in exchange for one American. That makes American hostages a viable currency now. Time will tell what effect that will have.
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