US soldier freed by Taliban after 5 years

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Jun 3, 2014 3:31 PM
Had the 5 who were released been cleared for release previously? Half of Guantanamo has been.
Jun 3, 2014 3:31pm
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Jun 3, 2014 3:32 PM
iclfan2;1622009 wrote:IWP... They don't get a trial. They have no protections of our constitution. We can do whatever we want with them. That's the rub.
The supreme court disagrees with you.
Jun 3, 2014 3:32pm
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Jun 3, 2014 9:50 PM
An oversight..lmao
Jun 3, 2014 9:50pm
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Jun 3, 2014 10:05 PM
LOL, they have only been discussing this with congress for 5 years, but all of a sudden they just forgot the law. GTFO.
Jun 3, 2014 10:05pm
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Jun 3, 2014 10:31 PM
They knew what the answer would be and Obama didn't like it so he did it anyways without approval. It's total BS. We have checks and balances for a reason. We live in a democracy for a reason. It's just a mockery of our system and creates a slippery slope for future presidents.
Jun 3, 2014 10:31pm
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Jun 4, 2014 5:26 AM
sportchampps;1622404 wrote:They knew what the answer would be and Obama didn't like it so he did it anyways without approval. It's total BS. We have checks and balances for a reason. We live in a democracy for a reason. It's just a mockery of our system and creates a slippery slope for future presidents.
It's a slippery slope for our entire system of government and the country as a whole.
Jun 4, 2014 5:26am
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Jun 4, 2014 10:48 AM
http://www.10tv.com/content/stories/apexchange/2014/06/04/us--captured-soldier-congress.html

"The top Democrat in the Senate is accusing Republicans of trying to score political points with their criticism of President Barack Obama over the swap of an American solider for five members of the Taliban held at Guantanamo."

"He said the alternative to the swap would have been to leave Bergdahl with the Taliban. He asserted that America is glad Bergdahl is free."

Who is trying to score political points, Harry?

Try listening to the most liberal of your colleagues, Dianne Feinstein, who deplores that KB1 did not follow the law.
Jun 4, 2014 10:48am
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Jun 4, 2014 11:09 AM
Talk now about circling the wagons, claiming Bergdahl is being "swiftboated". LMAO, this administration just knows no bounds.
Jun 4, 2014 11:09am
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Jun 4, 2014 11:10 AM
wkfan;1622482 wrote: Try listening to the most liberal of your colleagues, Dianne Feinstein, who deplores that KB1 did not follow the law.
You know it's bad when that loon Feinstein is a voice of reason in your party.
Jun 4, 2014 11:10am
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Jun 4, 2014 1:46 PM
Heard today that Bergdahl previously deserted on two other occasions. So we release terrorist killers in return for a serial defector. Honest to God, when you think this dictator cannot get any worse, he goes another mile.
Jun 4, 2014 1:46pm
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Jun 4, 2014 2:24 PM
ccrunner609;1622605 wrote:As soon as the Pubs take the senate there better be impeachment hearings within a week.
Why would this make a difference?
Jun 4, 2014 2:24pm
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Jun 4, 2014 2:51 PM
http://twitter.com/JimAngleFox/status/474202714885197825
One senior military source says many at Pentagon advised the President not to make the trade of Taliban prisoners for Bergdahl.

http://twitter.com/JimAngleFox/status/474202951993405441
The reason senior DOD officials opposed the trade is this-- one says it is “like handing over 5 4-star generals of the Taliban.”
Jun 4, 2014 2:51pm
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Jun 4, 2014 3:20 PM
I heard that very soon after Bergdahl defected, attacks by the Taliban became more accurate. I wonder how that happened!

Also heard that, similar to what was mentioned above, Dear Leader handing over the Gitmo prisoners would be like Germany returning Patton, MacArthur, Bradley, Nimitz and Eisenhower if they had been POWs in WWII.
Jun 4, 2014 3:20pm
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Jun 4, 2014 6:14 PM
LOL....comparing Taliban prisoners to 4-star generals seems like it might be a bit of hyperbole. I guess my question is whether these guys should have been turned over to the Afghani govt to be put on trial for whatever.

But let's be honest...this is helping to distract everyone from the VA scandal.
Jun 4, 2014 6:14pm
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Jun 4, 2014 6:18 PM
gut;1622663 wrote:
But let's be honest...this is helping to distract everyone from the [insert scandal].
FIFY.

There are just too many to pick from.
Jun 4, 2014 6:18pm
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Jun 4, 2014 8:08 PM
gut;1622663 wrote:But let's be honest...this is helping to distract everyone from the VA scandal.
like_that;1622664 wrote:There are just too many to pick from.
True. This administration, with the orgasmic help of the mainstream media, has become adept at stepping on its own dick to cover their asses in light of the current "Scandal-of-the-Day."
Jun 4, 2014 8:08pm
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Jun 4, 2014 9:29 PM
BTW wasn't one of the guys we turned over wanted for War Crimes by the UN or did I read that wrong.
Jun 4, 2014 9:29pm
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Jun 4, 2014 9:33 PM
Everyone who thought they were making up for slavery two centuries ago by voting for a black man. Is it worth it? Releasing terrorists, filling up our border bases with illegal immigrant children, using the irs to attack his enemies where it hurts most. What the fuck people.
Jun 4, 2014 9:33pm
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Jun 4, 2014 10:06 PM
bases_loaded;1622713 wrote:Everyone who thought they were making up for slavery two centuries ago by voting for a black man. Is it worth it? Releasing terrorists, filling up our border bases with illegal immigrant children, using the irs to attack his enemies where it hurts most. What the fuck people.
Not sure how your first sentence and rest connect. At all. Were they voting the 2nd term as well to "make up for history?"

I personally agree with you with the distaste you have, but the first sentence you stated was stupid.

No way there are 60 million "sympathizers" - Mccain and Romney were douche bags and America doesn't get a 3rd choice.
Jun 4, 2014 10:06pm
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Jun 4, 2014 10:21 PM
Not sure McCain would have been much better...Romney WAS a much better option - god forbid we elect someone who is actually smart and understands business and economics and doesn't need the office to make himself filthy rich - and never would have lost without the media waging Obama's war on women, on minorities and the wealthy. Worse yet, our failure to elect Romney opens the door for 8 years of Hillary.

People don't like cronyism in Washington, yet Obama and Hillary are two of the worst.
Jun 4, 2014 10:21pm
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Jun 4, 2014 11:59 PM
gut;1622732 wrote:Not sure McCain would have been much better...Romney WAS a much better option - god forbid we elect someone who is actually smart and understands business and economics and doesn't need the office to make himself filthy rich - and never would have lost without the media waging Obama's war on women, on minorities and the wealthy. Worse yet, our failure to elect Romney opens the door for 8 years of Hillary.

People don't like cronyism in Washington, yet Obama and Hillary are two of the worst.
Gosh a ruddies where do we find an American leader who fits Gut parameters. An orphan who worked his way through Stanford University achieving a degree in geology. Working as a mining engineer, then founding successful mining corporations, he built a great fortune. A man with a real understanding of business. And on the economy,how about the man who popularized the phrase “Rugged Individualism.” As President he donated his salary. Everything Gut wants in a president. And who does he get Herbert Hoover, right at the bottom of American Presidents
Jun 4, 2014 11:59pm
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Jun 5, 2014 12:37 AM
isadore;1622749 wrote:Herbert Hoover, right at the bottom of American Presidents, just above Obama
Fixed it for ya.

LOL, yeah, the Great Depression was really his fault. And Romney had experience as a governor and with the Salt Lake Olympics, which is more than either Hoover or Obama could claim. And there's no comparison to Romney's business experience - he had a hand in literally dozens of successful companies across several industries.
Jun 5, 2014 12:37am