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Originally Posted by GrantDawg
If this were Tom Brady they were freeing, do you think there would be the same outrage?
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Personally, I would still ask the question on what Bout will be doing after being freed. If the assessment is he will be returning to Nic Cage, then I would still be against it.
For example, Bergdahl was a deserter and was exchanged for 5 Taliban. I couldn't find any articles that said the 5 caused allied deaths after the exchange. But based on their current status, I'd say it was highly likely they caused additional deaths. Was Bergdahl worth it? No, not then but do continue negotiations for a better deal
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Four of the five Taliban members released from Guantanamo Bay by the Obama administration in 2014 in exchange for admitted US Army deserter Bowe Bergdahl are part of the Islamic fundamentalist group’s new hardline government in Afghanistan, according to local media reports.
The four members of the so-called “Taliban Five” who have joined the new government are Acting Director of Intelligence Abdul Haq Wasiq, Acting Minister of Borders and Tribal Affairs Norullah Noori, Deputy Defense Minister Mohammad Fazl, and Acting Minister of Information and Culture Khairullah Khairkhah. The fifth member of the Taliban Five, Mohammad Nabi Omari, was appointed governor of eastern Khost province last month.
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Originally Posted by GrantDawg
Exactly. We could reduce spending by a large percentage if we cleaned up the waste in the system. Never going to happened.
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I agree with this. But I'd apply the "clean up the waste" to any other large government programs