Prisoner Exchange: Bergdalh for 5 Taliban Commanders

[A Theist]

Because Congress won't.

They were supposed to be tried in regular courts, but Congress threw a shit fit.

They'd rather do what Heywood wants -- keep them like some kind of poker chip that may never ever be useful.

As far as they're concerned, if the detainees die before being tried, that is fine, because in their minds, the detainees are already guilty.

It's a hideous display of American's finest bullshit. Guilty enough to keep locked indefinitely, but not enough to actually try and sentence legitimately.

These guys are combatants. Combatants do not get trials(except for war crimes) but rather are released on cessation of hostilities. We did release some of them and more than a quarter returned to the fight. Now remember the ones released are the ones we thought would not return to the fight. If we release the ones we think are more likely going to return to the fight...chances are they will.

It is just stupid to release these guys when hostilities are still on going. Only a full retard would advocate it.

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I was just watching more on the news. Two soldiers who served with Bergdahl say he deserted. There were also six soldiers who were killed while searching for him. It's also being suggested that Bergdahl may have collaborated (joined) the Taliban. The controversey's really starting to grow on this. Trading five dangerous terrorists for one supposed deserter just doesn't sit well. I think there's more to come on this.

2 of the released are wanted by the UN for war crimes....and we just let them walk. How do people supporting this prisoner exchange justify that?

Here's an idea, since Barack seems to be in a prisoner exchange mood, why don't we exchange all the illegal immigrant law breakers who were arrested for crimes here and are serving time in American jails and prisons for Marine Sgt.Tahmooressi who's currently sitting in a Mexican prison. Now that would be a fair prisoner exchange. Too bad Barack isn't giving that one the attention it deserves.