Obama Did The Right Thing-POW release

icenine · #1 05-31-2014, 09:50 PM

Even the GOP wants to criticize this move

what a bunch of idiots

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/0...n_5424930.html

The guy was held for 5 years. Trust me Obama did the right thing on this one.
Time will show us that.

When you are Commander in Chief you have to take care of your troops.

These GOP morons are an embarrassment.

BlueStreak · #2 05-31-2014, 10:22 PM

They're pissed because he cut them out of the loop again..........

Good for him. If he had gone the proper route, they would have dragged it out for months, used it as a political tool, then nixed it in the end, anyways and Bergdahl could very well have ended up dead.......Of course, they don't care about that. Playing political games is more important. We've all seen that, time and again.

However, having said that, I hope the administration was thorough in their assessment of the released detainees. It would be horrible to have one or all of those individuals show up as participating in a terrorist attack. That is the risk the administration took in releasing them.

Dave

4-2-7 · #3 06-01-2014, 02:16 AM

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Originally Posted by icenine

Even the GOP wants to criticize this move

what a bunch of idiots

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/0...n_5424930.html

The guy was held for 5 years. Trust me Obama did the right thing on this one.
Time will show us that.

When you are Commander in Chief you have to take care of your troops.

These GOP morons are an embarrassment.

Benghazi

VA

9,000 left in Afghanistan

4-2-7 · #4 06-01-2014, 02:19 AM

Obama does not care about the laws of this country. I can't wate for that ass hole to be gone.

The White House agreed that actions were taken in spite of legal requirements and cited "unique and exigent circumstances" as justification.

BlueStreak · #5 06-01-2014, 09:09 AM

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Originally Posted by 4-2-7

Benghazi

VA

9,000 left in Afghanistan

You don't give a shit about either one. Even worse things have occurred under Republic administrations and I have a hunch you didn't even notice.

Dave

merrylander · #6 06-01-2014, 09:30 AM

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Originally Posted by 4-2-7

Obama does not care about the laws of this country. I can't wate for that ass hole to be gone.

The White House agreed that actions were taken in spite of legal requirements and cited "unique and exigent circumstances" as justification.

Five below he is only reflecting what the people do, no one else gives a damn about the laws of this countr either.

I an sorry you ca't wate, perhaps a laxative might help.

sheltiedave · #7 06-01-2014, 09:41 AM

I drive past a POW/MIA flag every day I pick my son up from school. The route I take winds through the Jefferson Barracks cemetery, the second largest veterans cemetery in the country. There are a lot of souls who are smiling one of their brothers is coming home, and was not willfully left behind by his commander-in-chief.

I am teaching my son much of the military credo that you do not leave a buddy behind. It reasonates as a truth in family, sports teams, school, the military, and hopefully amongst all in our country. We can squabble amongst each other, but as a country, we stand united. I'm hoping we stand united and glad he is coming home, but it looks like we have to play politics here as well.

whell · #8 06-01-2014, 10:34 AM

The only way that this will be ultimately viewed as a successful move is if it results in a workable peace treaty with the Taliban in Afghanistan. That is the only standard by which it can be judged, because:

- it was the Administration's primary purpose for pursuing the release of Bergdahl at this time, and;

- it was a pre-condition of the Taliban to release these specific 5 prisoners, who were / are the top 5 Taliban commanders in custody at Gitmo, before the peach talks could begin.

Dondilion · #9 06-01-2014, 10:42 AM

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Originally Posted by BlueStreak

However, having said that, I hope the administration was thorough in their assessment of the released detainees. It would be horrible to have one or all of those individuals show up as participating in a terrorist attack. That is the risk the administration took in releasing them.

Dave

True!

Nevertheless a number of the prisoners in Guantanamo should not have been there
in the first place. Some of these guys were handed over to the Americans to
settle personal scores. The govt is afraid to release these guys because of
politics and the reasons you state above.

It is as if you are given a life sentence once you are in the Guantanamo net.

whell · #10 06-01-2014, 10:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Dondilion

True!

Nevertheless a number of the prisoners in Guantanamo should not have there
in the first place. Some of these guys were handed over to the Americans to
settle personal scores. The govt is afraid to release these guys because of
politics and the reasons you state above.

It is as if you are given a life sentence once you are in the Guantanamo net.

Not at all the case with the 5 who were released. These guys are probably good candidates for a life sentence...or more.

http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/...-prisoner-swap